Mohon
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Mohon Mozhon |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Ploërmel | |
| Community association | Ploërmel Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 3 ′ N , 2 ° 32 ′ W | |
| height | 47-126 m | |
| surface | 37.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 983 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56490 | |
| INSEE code | 56134 | |
| Website | http://www.mohon.fr/ | |
 Maison du Sénéchal , village library |
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Mohon ( Gallo Mohon , Breton Mozhon ) is a commune with 983 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany .
geography
Mohon is located around 48 kilometers northeast of Vannes in the northeast of the Morbihan department. Neighboring communities are Plumieux (in the Côtes-d'Armor department) and La Trinité-Porhoët in the north-west, Ménéac in the north-east, Guilliers in the east, Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines in the south and Forges de Lanouée with Les Forges in the west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1856 | 1861 | 1886 | 1911 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 3,220 | 3,593 | 2,946 | 2,078 | 2,329 | 2,231 | 1,541 | 1,442 | 1,247 | 1.102 | 1,031 | 898 | 959 | 1.006 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE; 1858 split from Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines | ||||||||||||||
old fortress Camp des Rouëts
old house in the village center
City Hall (Mairie) of Mohon
Flowers in a former well
language
In the early Middle Ages the area was settled by Bretons and their colloquial language was everyday language. During the second wave of retreat of the Breton language in the late Middle Ages (between 1200 and 1500), the language changed to Gallo . This dialect of French has now almost died out and the population now speaks French.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 980-985.
