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Langoëlan (French pronunciation: ​[lɑ̃ɡwɛlɑ̃];[3][4][5] Breton: Lanwelan) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[6] Inhabitants of Langoëlan are called in French Langoëlanais.

Langoëlan Lanwelan
Commune
The church of Saint-Barnabé, in Langoëlan
Location of Langoëlan
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Coordinates: 48°07′19″N 3°13′59″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Roi Morvan Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Le Metayer[1]
Area 1	22.27 km2 (8.60 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	378
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56099 /56160
Elevation	137–274 m (449–899 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Langoëlan is located in the northwestern part of Morbihan. Historically, it belongs to Vannetais and Pays Pourlet. Langoëlan is border by Mellionnec and Lescouët-Gouarec to the north, by Silfiac and Séglien to the east, by Locmalo to the south and by Ploërdut to the west. The river Scorff flows through the commune. The wood of Coet Codu is in the northern part of the commune.

Map

List of places

Bellevue Bot Bihan (le) Bot Bras (le) Bot Cazo Botchouannic Brambily Canquiscren Caureden (chapel) Coët Codu Coët Prégent Coledic Bihan Coledic Bras Cosquer (le) Croix de Locmaria (le) Croix du Dordu (la) Croix Hent (la) Croix St Denis (la) Dordu Goesfroment

Goézélégan Gorès Guernandalen Guernandalen d'en Haut Guernentarer Guernevel Guernic Guernogroah Huiteau Ker Mon Désir Keralice Kerbeller Kerbras Kerdavid Kerdrain Kerémile Kergoët Kergraouahic Kerjouanno

Kerlapin Kermaria Kermec Kervoten Langoëlan (Bourg) Lann er Scorff Lanvresque Lazan Lizouriet Locmaria Manéhello Maner Bihan Merzer (le) Moulin du Paradis Moulin du Quelen Nicoulec Paradis (le) Penfao Penhoët

Pimpoulquio Plessis (le) Pont Neuf Pontigo Purégan Quénépévant Quistinic Reste (le) Restermen Saint Efflam Saint Houarno (chapel) Taleros Talhouët Tronscorff Tybol Tylan Villeneuve (la)

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,316 —     1800 1,286 −0.33% 1806 1,038 −3.51% 1821 1,269 +1.35% 1831 1,313 +0.34% 1836 1,324 +0.17% 1841 1,347 +0.35% 1846 1,484 +1.96% 1851 1,391 −1.29% 1856 1,322 −1.01% 1861 1,242 −1.24% 1866 1,321 +1.24% 1872 1,212 −1.43% 1876 1,242 +0.61% 1881 1,281 +0.62% 1886 1,332 +0.78% 1891 1,295 −0.56% 1896 1,364 +1.04%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,354 −0.15% 1906 1,384 +0.44% 1911 1,276 −1.61% 1921 1,238 −0.30% 1926 1,227 −0.18% 1931 1,242 +0.24% 1936 1,178 −1.05% 1946 1,090 −0.77% 1954 945 −1.77% 1962 907 −0.51% 1968 812 −1.83% 1975 659 −2.94% 1982 575 −1.93% 1990 429 −3.60% 1999 369 −1.66% 2008 410 +1.18% 2013 403 −0.34% 2019 378 −1.06%
Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE (1968-2019)[8]

History

The battle of Kergoët took place on July 1,1944 in Langoëlan. About thirty five german soldiers were killed in the fight. A monument was erected in memory of the french victims of the Kergoët battle. Some french victims were tortured by the germans. A farmer, Joseph Le Padellec, were savagely beaten by the germans and shot dead.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

External links

• 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] Langoëlan

Langoëlan (bretonisch: Lanwelan) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 378 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Morbihan in der Region Bretagne. Sie gehört zum Gemeindeverband Roi Morvan Communauté.

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- [en] Langoëlan

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[fr] Langoëlan

Langoëlan [lɑ̃ɡwɛlɑ̃] est une commune française, du canton de Gourin, située dans le département du Morbihan en région Bretagne.

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