Damgan
Damgan | |
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The church in the village of Pénerf, in Damgan commune | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Damgan | |
Damgan Damgan | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′14″N 2°34′36″W / 47.5206°N 2.5767°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Muzillac |
| Intercommunality | Arc Sud Bretagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Labesse[1] |
Area 1 | 10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,930 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (492/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56052 /56750 |
| Elevation | 0–20 m (0–66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Damgan (French pronunciation: [damgɑ̃];[3][4] Damgan in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[5]
Geography
Damgan is a coastal town located on the south coast of Brittany. The town is located 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Vannes. The river Penerf forms a natural boundary to the west. Historically Damgan belongs to Vannetais and Lower Brittany.
Population
Inhabitants of Damgan are called in French Damganais.
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Tourism
Damgan is a seaside resort. It is a very popular summer destination. As of 2020, 73.5% of the properties are holiday homes,[8] the highest percentage in Morbihan.
See also
References
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Damgan (56) : prévention des risques de submersion marine, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 3 June 2021
- ^ Reportage sur les Aires Marines Educatives, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 3 June 2021
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Damgan, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Logement en 2020,INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Damgan.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association Archived 15 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in French)