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Roudouallec (French pronunciation: ​[ʁudwalɛk]; Breton: Roudoualleg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Roudouallec are called in French Roudouallecois.

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Commune
The parish church
Location of Roudouallec
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Coordinates: 48°07′39″N 3°42′56″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Roi Morvan Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Paul Cozic[1]
Area 1	24.82 km2 (9.58 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	705
• Density	28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56199 /56110
Elevation	118–248 m (387–814 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Roudouallec is located 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Quimper and 88 km (55 mi) northwest of Vannes. The village lies on the southern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black mountains).

Neigboring communes

Roudouallec is border by Gourin to the east, by Guiscriff and Scaër to the south, by Leuhan and Saint-Goazec to the west and by Spézet to the north.

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Population

Roudouallec's population peaked at 1,656 in 1911 and declined to 705 in 2019. This represents a 57.4% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 820 —     1800 1,112 +4.45% 1806 891 −3.63% 1821 822 −0.54% 1831 940 +1.35% 1836 1,053 +2.30% 1841 1,005 −0.93% 1846 1,056 +0.99% 1851 1,079 +0.43% 1856 1,066 −0.24% 1861 1,081 +0.28% 1866 1,045 −0.68%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1872 1,063 +0.29% 1876 1,100 +0.86% 1881 1,172 +1.28% 1886 1,248 +1.26% 1891 1,248 +0.00% 1896 1,352 +1.61% 1901 1,364 +0.18% 1906 1,435 +1.02% 1911 1,684 +3.25% 1921 1,656 −0.17% 1926 1,525 −1.63% 1931 1,479 −0.61%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1936 1,424 −0.76% 1946 1,390 −0.24% 1954 1,215 −1.67% 1962 1,100 −1.24% 1968 1,144 +0.66% 1975 961 −2.46% 1982 856 −1.64% 1990 772 −1.28% 1999 700 −1.08% 2008 711 +0.17% 2013 727 +0.45% 2019 705 −0.51%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2019)[5]

History

Nicolas Le Grand, tailor born in Roudouallec in 1852 emigrated in 1881 to the United States. He was followed by other inhabitants.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department
• Entry on sculptor of local war memorial Jean Joncourt

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] Roudouallec

Roudouallec (bretonisch: Roudoualleg) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 705 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Morbihan in der Region Bretagne. Sie gehört zum Gemeindeverband Roi Morvan Communauté.

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- [en] Roudouallec

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[es] Roudouallec

Roudouallec (en bretón Roudoualleg) es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Bretaña, departamento de Morbihan, en el distrito de Pontivy y cantón de Gourin.

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[fr] Roudouallec

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

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