Damgan
Commune
The church in the village of Pénerf, in Damgan commune
The church in the village of Pénerf, in Damgan commune
Coat of arms of Damgan
Coat of arms
Location of Damgan
Damgan is located in France
Damgan
Damgan
Damgan is located in Brittany
Damgan
Damgan
Coordinates: 47°31′14″N 2°34′36″W / 47.5206°N 2.5767°W / 47.5206; -2.5767
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonMuzillac
IntercommunalityArc Sud Bretagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marie Labesse[1]
Area
1
10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,917
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56052 /56750
Elevation0–20 m (0–66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Damgan (French pronunciation: [damgɑ̃];[3][4] Damgan in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[5]

Geography

Damgan is a coastal town located on the south coast of Brittany. The town is located 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Vannes. The river Penerf forms a natural boundary to the west. Historically Damgan belongs to Vannetais and Lower Brittany.

Topographic map

Population

Inhabitants of Damgan are called in French Damganais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1831 1,424—    
1836 1,456+0.45%
1841 1,399−0.80%
1846 1,398−0.01%
1851 1,500+1.42%
1856 1,534+0.45%
1861 1,568+0.44%
1866 1,571+0.04%
1872 1,500−0.77%
1876 1,481−0.32%
1881 1,470−0.15%
1886 1,325−2.06%
1891 1,303−0.33%
1896 1,323+0.31%
1901 1,229−1.46%
1906 1,368+2.17%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 1,122−3.89%
1921 973−1.41%
1926 909−1.35%
1931 901−0.18%
1936 926+0.55%
1946 930+0.04%
1954 839−1.28%
1962 816−0.35%
1968 814−0.04%
1975 874+1.02%
1982 905+0.50%
1990 1,032+1.66%
1999 1,327+2.83%
2009 1,574+1.72%
2014 1,679+1.30%
2020 1,908+2.15%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2020)[7]

Tourism

Damgan is a seaside resort. It is a destination very popular in summer. 73.5% of the properties are holiday homes,[8] the highest percentage in Morbihan.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Damgan (56) : prévention des risques de submersion marine, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 3 June 2021
  4. ↑ Reportage sur les Aires Marines Educatives, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 3 June 2021
  5. ↑ INSEE commune file
  6. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Damgan, EHESS (in French).
  7. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ↑ Dossier complet,INSEE
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