Port-Louis, Morbihan
Port-Louis
Porzh-Loeiz | |
|---|---|
 Citadel of Port-Louis | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Port-Louis  | |
  Port-Louis  Port-Louis | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′26″N 3°21′07″W / 47.7072°N 3.3519°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Hennebont |
| Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Martin[1] |
Area 1 | 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,689 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56181 /56290 |
| Elevation | 0–14 m (0–46 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Port-Louis (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ lwi] ⓘ; Breton: Porzh-Loeiz) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
History
At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with
Louis XVI
issued an edict that required the Company to transfer to the state all its properties, in return for which the King agreed to pay all of the Company’s debts and obligations. The French government then took over the shipyards as a naval port and arsenal.
Citadel
The Spanish engineer
King Louis XIII. In 1836 Louis Napoleon, who would later become the emperor Napoleon III, was a prisoner in the citadel. Later prisoners included 1836 Communards and members of the French Resistance
, among others.
Today, the citadel houses four museums:
- Museum of the French East India Company (Musée de la Compagnie des Indes)
- Museum of Naval Weapons (Musée des Armes Navales)
- Museum of Port-Louis and the Citadel (Musée de Port-Louis et de la Citadelle)
- Museum of the Arsenal (Musée de l'Arsenal)
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Population
Inhabitants of Port-Louis are called in French Port-Louisiens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,921 | — |
| 1975 | 3,715 | −0.77% |
| 1982 | 3,327 | −1.56% |
| 1990 | 2,986 | −1.34% |
| 1999 | 2,808 | −0.68% |
| 2007 | 2,992 | +0.80% |
| 2012 | 2,685 | −2.14% |
| 2017 | 2,618 | −0.50% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
Citations
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Port-Louis.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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