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Camors (French pronunciation: ​[kamɔʁ]; Breton: Kamorzh) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Camors Kamorzh
Commune
The Lambel - Camors railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Camors
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Coordinates: 47°50′55″N 2°59′59″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Pluvigner
Intercommunality	Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Jarno[1]
Area 1	37.09 km2 (14.32 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	3,066
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56031 /56330
Elevation	27–137 m (89–449 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village is situated in the heart of a forest-covered region named the Landes de Lanvaux. The village centre is located 24 km (15 mi) south of Pontivy, 28 km (17 mi) northwest of Vannes, and 29 km (18 mi) northeast of Lorient. With the River Tarun, its main tributary, the Ével forms the commune's northern border. The village centre is surrounded by the forest of Floranges and the national forest of Camors. Apart from the village centre, there are the village of Lambel-Camors and the village of Locoal-Camors and several hamlets.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Camors are called in French Camoriens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,814 —     1800 1,682 −1.07% 1806 1,526 −1.61% 1821 1,715 +0.78% 1831 1,832 +0.66% 1836 1,953 +1.29% 1841 2,007 +0.55% 1846 2,140 +1.29% 1851 2,100 −0.38% 1856 2,040 −0.58% 1861 2,086 +0.45% 1866 2,196 +1.03% 1872 2,168 −0.21% 1876 2,210 +0.48% 1881 2,322 +0.99% 1886 2,384 +0.53% 1891 2,512 +1.05% 1896 2,553 +0.32%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,603 +0.39% 1906 2,697 +0.71% 1911 2,802 +0.77% 1921 2,759 −0.15% 1926 2,894 +0.96% 1931 3,036 +0.96% 1936 2,995 −0.27% 1946 3,018 +0.08% 1954 2,545 −2.11% 1962 2,557 +0.06% 1968 2,436 −0.80% 1975 2,300 −0.82% 1982 2,321 +0.13% 1990 2,375 +0.29% 1999 2,353 −0.10% 2008 2,753 +1.76% 2013 2,954 +1.42% 2019 3,066 +0.62%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2019)[5]

Map

History

In the past, the inhabitants lived off the resources of the forest; they were clog makers, charcoal makers, sawyers, woodcutters...The last clogmaker in Morbihan lived in Camors.

Points of interest

• Arboretum de Camors

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

External links

• Official site (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Camors

Camors ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 3066 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Morbihan in der Region Bretagne. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Lorient sowie zum Kanton Pluvigner.

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- [en] Camors

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[fr] Camors

Camors [kamɔʁ] est une commune française, située dans le département du Morbihan en région Bretagne.

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