Forges de Lanouée
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Morbihan | |
Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
Canton | Ploërmel | |
Community association | Ploërmel Communauté | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 0 ′ N , 2 ° 35 ′ W | |
height | 32-123 m | |
surface | 96.29 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,223 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 56120 | |
INSEE code | 56102 | |
Château Forges de Lanouée ( Monument historique ) |
Forges de Lanouée is a French commune with 2,223 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the arrondissement of Pontivy and the canton of Ploërmel .
It was created as Commune nouvelle with effect from January 1, 2019 through the amalgamation of the previous municipalities of Les Forges and Lanouée , which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Lanouée.
structure
District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population as of January 1, 2017 |
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Lanouée (administrative headquarters) | 56102 | 43.76 | 1,768 |
Les Forges | 56059 | 52.53 | 455 |
geography
The municipality is located around 18 kilometers northwest of Ploërmel . The river Oust and the Canal de Nantes à Brest, which runs parallel here, run along the southwestern municipal boundary . The Lié River , which flows into the Oust, runs along the western border . In the far south, the motorway-like route Nationale N24 touches the area over a short stretch. Are neighboring communities
- Le Cambout and Plumieux in the north,
- La Trinité-Porhoët (point of contact) in the northeast,
- Mohon , Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines and La Grée-Saint-Laurent in the east,
- La Croix-Helléan and Josselin in the southeast,
- Guégon in the south,
- Pleugriffet and Bréhan to the west.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture on the creation of the Commune nouvelle Forges de Lanouée of December 27, 2018.
- ↑ current population according to INSEE