Peillac

Peillac (French pronunciation: [pɛjak] ; Breton: Paolieg; Gallo: Peilla) is a commune in the east of Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Peillac
Paolieg
The chapel of Saint-Julien
Location of Peillac
Peillac
Peillac
Coordinates: 47°42′51″N 2°13′05″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonGuer
IntercommunalityRedon Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Jegou[1]
Area
1
24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,857
  Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56154 /56220
Elevation0–82 m (0–269 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The canal de Nantes à Brest forms all of the commune's northern border; the river Arz forms all of its southern border.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Peillac are called in French Peillacois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,764    
1821 1,790+0.05%
1846 2,006+0.46%
1872 1,856−0.30%
1901 2,044+0.33%
1926 1,849−0.40%
1946 1,754−0.26%
1962 1,599−0.58%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,536−0.67%
1975 1,620+0.76%
1982 1,736+0.99%
1990 1,694−0.31%
1999 1,649−0.30%
2007 1,812+1.19%
2012 1,859+0.51%
2017 1,858−0.01%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Map

Topographic map

See also

References

  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
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Peillac, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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