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Camoël

Coordinates: 47°28′58″N 2°23′36″W / 47.4828°N 2.3933°W / 47.4828; -2.3933
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Camoël
Kamoel
The church in Camoël
The church in Camoël
Location of Camoël
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Camoël is located in France
Camoël
Camoël
Camoël is located in Brittany
Camoël
Camoël
Coordinates: 47°28′58″N 2°23′36″W / 47.4828°N 2.3933°W / 47.4828; -2.3933
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonMuzillac
IntercommunalityCA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Le Guen[1]
Area
1
14.33 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,122
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56030 /56130
Elevation0–44 m (0–144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Camoël (French pronunciation: [kamwɛl]; Breton: Kamoel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Demographics

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Inhabitants of Camoël are called in French Camoëlais.

Geography

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Camoël is located in Guérande Peninsula, on the left bank of the mouth of the Vilaine river, 34 km (21 mi) southeast of Vannes . Historically it belongs to Lower Brittany. Until the 18th century, the spoken language was the breton. Most hamlets have breton names.

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Topographic map

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
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