Langoëlan

Langoëlan

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Commune
	The church of Saint-Barnabé, in Langoëlan
	Location of Langoëlan
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	Coordinates: 48°07′19″N 3°13′59″W / 48.1219°N 3.2331°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Roi Morvan Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Le Métayer
Area 1	22.27 km2 (8.60 sq mi)
Population (2021)	396
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56099 /56160
Elevation	137–274 m (449–899 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Langoëlan (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ɡwɛlɑ̃];^[3]^[4]^[5] Breton: Laoülan) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[6] Inhabitants of Langoëlan are called in French Langoëlanais.

Geography

Langoëlan is located in the northwestern part of Morbihan. Historically, it belongs to Vannetais and Pays Pourlet. Langoëlan is border by Mellionnec and Lescouët-Gouarec to the north, by Silfiac and Séglien to the east, by Locmalo to the south and by Ploërdut to the west. The river Scorff flows through the commune. The wood of Coet Codu is in the northern part of the commune.

Map

Topographic map

List of places

Bellevue
Bot Bihan (le)
Bot Bras (le)
Bot Cazo
Botchouannic
Brambily
Canquiscren
Caureden (chapel)
Coët Codu
Coët Prégent
Coledic Bihan
Coledic Bras
Cosquer (le)
Croix de Locmaria (le)
Croix du Dordu (la)
Croix Hent (la)
Croix St Denis (la)
Dordu
Goesfroment

Goézélégan
Gorès
Guernandalen
Guernandalen d'en Haut
Guernentarer
Guernevel
Guernic
Guernogroah
Huiteau
Ker Mon Désir
Keralice
Kerbeller
Kerbras
Kerdavid
Kerdrain
Kerémile
Kergoët
Kergraouahic
Kerjouanno

Kerlapin
Kermaria
Kermec
Kervoten
Langoëlan (Bourg)
Lann er Scorff
Lanvresque
Lazan
Lizouriet
Locmaria
Manéhello
Maner Bihan
Merzer (le)
Moulin du Paradis
Moulin du Quelen
Nicoulec
Paradis (le)
Penfao
Penhoët

Pimpoulquio
Plessis (le)
Pont Neuf
Pontigo
Purégan
Quénépévant
Quistinic
Reste (le)
Restermen
Saint Efflam
Saint Houarno (chapel)
Taleros
Talhouët
Tronscorff
Tybol
Tylan
Villeneuve (la)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,316	—
1800	1,286	−0.33%
1806	1,038	−3.51%
1821	1,269	+1.35%
1831	1,313	+0.34%
1836	1,324	+0.17%
1841	1,347	+0.35%
1846	1,484	+1.96%
1851	1,391	−1.29%
1856	1,322	−1.01%
1861	1,242	−1.24%
1866	1,321	+1.24%
1872	1,212	−1.43%
1876	1,242	+0.61%
1881	1,281	+0.62%
1886	1,332	+0.78%
1891	1,295	−0.56%
1896	1,364	+1.04%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	1,354	−0.15%
1906	1,384	+0.44%
1911	1,276	−1.61%
1921	1,238	−0.30%
1926	1,227	−0.18%
1931	1,242	+0.24%
1936	1,178	−1.05%
1946	1,090	−0.77%
1954	945	−1.77%
1962	907	−0.51%
1968	812	−1.83%
1975	659	−2.94%
1982	575	−1.93%
1990	429	−3.60%
1999	369	−1.66%
2009	408	+1.01%
2014	395	−0.65%
2020	388	−0.30%

Source: EHESS^[7] and INSEE (1968-2020)^[8]

History

The battle of Kergoët took place on 1 July 1944 in Langoëlan. About thirty five german soldiers were killed in the fight. A monument was erected in memory of the french victims of the Kergoët battle. Some french victims were tortured by the germans. A farmer, Joseph Le Padellec, were savagely beaten by the germans and shot dead.