Le Palais
Appearance
Le Palais
Porzh-Lae | |
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![]() Ferry in the harbour | |
Coordinates: 47°20′50″N 3°09′15″W / 47.3472°N 3.1542°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Quiberon |
Intercommunality | Belle-Île-en-Mer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Tibault Grollemund[1] |
Area 1 | 17.43 km2 (6.73 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,552 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56152 /56360 |
Elevation | 0–58 m (0–190 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Palais (French pronunciation: [lə palɛ]; Breton: Porzh-Lae) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France.[3] It is one of the four communes on the island of Belle Île.
Geography
[edit]Le Palais is one of the four communes of Belle île en Mer. It is the most populated. It houses the administrative center and the main port of the island. The town centre is located 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northeast of Bangor, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) southeast of Sauzon and 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of Locmaria.
Map
[edit]Population
[edit]Inhabitants of Le Palais are called in French Palantins. Le Palais's population peaked in 1872.
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Palais, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Palais.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)