Le Palais

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Le Palais
Porzh-Lae
Commune
Ferry in the harbour
Ferry in the harbour
Flag of Le Palais
Flag
Coat of arms of Le Palais
Coat of arms
Location of Le Palais
Map
Le Palais is located in France
Le Palais
Le Palais
Le Palais is located in Brittany
Le Palais
Le Palais
Coordinates: 47°20′50″N 3°09′15″W / 47.3472°N 3.1542°W / 47.3472; -3.1542
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonQuiberon
IntercommunalityBelle-Île-en-Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Tibault Grollemund[1]
Area
1
17.43 km2 (6.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,576
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56152 /56360
Elevation0–58 m (0–190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Palais (French pronunciation: [lə palɛ]; Breton: Porzh-Lae) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France.[3] It is one of the four communes on the island of Belle Île.

Geography

Le Palais is one of the four communes of Belle île en Mer. It is the most populated. It houses the administrative center and the main port of the island. The town centre is located 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northeast of Bangor, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) southeast of Sauzon and 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of Locmaria.

Map

Topographic map.

Population

Inhabitants of Le Palais are called in French Palantins. Le Palais's population peaked in 1872.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,504—    
1800 2,307−1.16%
1806 3,107+5.09%
1821 3,258+0.32%
1831 3,584+0.96%
1836 3,646+0.34%
1841 4,544+4.50%
1846 4,551+0.03%
1851 4,972+1.79%
1856 4,845−0.52%
1861 4,896+0.21%
1866 4,852−0.18%
1872 5,456+1.97%
1876 4,885−2.73%
1881 4,801−0.35%
1886 5,126+1.32%
1891 5,113−0.05%
1896 4,931−0.72%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,964+0.13%
1906 4,949−0.06%
1911 4,950+0.00%
1921 3,185−4.31%
1926 3,206+0.13%
1931 2,802−2.66%
1936 2,786−0.11%
1946 2,208−2.30%
1954 2,724+2.66%
1962 2,728+0.02%
1968 2,661−0.41%
1975 2,634−0.15%
1982 2,389−1.39%
1990 2,435+0.24%
1999 2,457+0.10%
2009 2,545+0.35%
2014 2,580+0.27%
2020 2,536−0.29%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Palais, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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