Forges de Lanouée

Coordinates: 48°00′10″N 2°34′50″W / 48.0028°N 2.5806°W / 48.0028; -2.5806
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Forges de Lanouée
The chapel of Saint-Mélec
The chapel of Saint-Mélec
Location of Forges de Lanouée
Map
Forges de Lanouée is located in France
Forges de Lanouée
Forges de Lanouée
Forges de Lanouée is located in Brittany
Forges de Lanouée
Forges de Lanouée
Coordinates: 48°00′10″N 2°34′50″W / 48.0028°N 2.5806°W / 48.0028; -2.5806
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonPloërmel
IntercommunalityPloërmel Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Bihouée[1]
Area
1
96.29 km2 (37.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,130
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56102 /56120
Elevation32–123 m (105–404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Forges de Lanouée (French pronunciation: [fɔʁʒ lanwe]; Breton: Govelioù-Lannoez) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, north-western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Lanouée (the seat) and Les Forges.[3]

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,465—    
1975 2,336−0.76%
1982 2,284−0.32%
1990 2,203−0.45%
1999 2,123−0.41%
2007 2,105−0.11%
2012 2,141+0.34%
2017 2,223+0.75%
Source: INSEE[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 27 December 2018 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE