Coordinates: 47°31′14″N 2°34′36″W / 47.5206°N 2.5767°W / 47.5206; -2.5767

Damgan

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Damgan
The church in the village of Pénerf, in Damgan commune
The church in the village of Pénerf, in Damgan commune
Coordinates: 47°31′14″N 2°34′36″W / 47.5206°N 2.5767°W / 47.5206; -2.5767
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonMuzillac
IntercommunalityArc Sud Bretagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marie Labesse[1]
Area
1
10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56052 /56750
Elevation0–20 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];[2][3] Damgan in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[4]

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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1831 1,424—    
1836 1,456+0.45%
1841 1,399−0.80%
1846 1,398−0.01%
1851 1,500+1.42%
1856 1,534+0.45%
1861 1,568+0.44%
1866 1,571+0.04%
1872 1,500−0.77%
1876 1,481−0.32%
1881 1,470−0.15%
1886 1,325−2.06%
1891 1,303−0.33%
1896 1,323+0.31%
1901 1,229−1.46%
1906 1,368+2.17%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 1,122−3.89%
1921 973−1.41%
1926 909−1.35%
1931 901−0.18%
1936 926+0.55%
1946 930+0.04%
1954 839−1.28%
1962 816−0.35%
1968 814−0.04%
1975 874+1.02%
1982 905+0.50%
1990 1,032+1.66%
1999 1,327+2.83%
2009 1,574+1.72%
2014 1,679+1.30%
2020 1,908+2.15%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2020)[6]

Tourism

Damgan is a seaside resort. It is a destination very popular in summer. As of 2020, 73.5% of the properties are holiday homes,[7] the highest percentage in Morbihan.

See also

References

  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. Damgan (56) : prévention des risques de submersion marine, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 3 June 2021
  3. Reportage sur les Aires Marines Educatives, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 3 June 2021
  4. INSEE commune file
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Damgan, EHESS (in French).
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Logement en 2020,INSEE

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