Damgan

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Damgan

|commune status = Commune

|image = Pénerf.JPG

|caption = The church in the village of Pénerf, in Damgan commune

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Damgan (Morbihan).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|47.5206|-2.5767|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 56052

|postal code = 56750

|arrondissement = Vannes

|canton = Muzillac

|mayor = Jean-Marie Labesse{{cite web|url=https://www.morbihan.gouv.fr/content/download/45068/325032/file/Maires%20du%20Morbihan%202020%20-%20250.pdf|title=Maires du Morbihan|date=7 July 2020|publisher=Préfecture du Morbihan}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Arc Sud Bretagne

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 20

|area km2 = 10.16

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Damgan ({{IPA|fr|damgɑ̃}};{{Citation|title=Damgan (56) : prévention des risques de submersion marine|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXhbaEhCpAU&t=30s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/sXhbaEhCpAU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|accessdate=2021-06-03}}{{cbignore}}{{Citation|title=Reportage sur les Aires Marines Educatives|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJEJ1RufBkg&t=9s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xJEJ1RufBkg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|accessdate=2021-06-03}}{{cbignore}} Damgan in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56052-damgan INSEE commune file]

Geography

Damgan is a coastal town located on the south coast of Brittany. The town is located {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Vannes. The river Penerf forms a natural boundary to the west. Historically Damgan belongs to Vannetais and Lower Brittany.

Population

Inhabitants of Damgan are called in French Damganais.

{{Historical populations

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| cols = 2

| percentages = pagr

| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|11506|Damgan}} and INSEE (1968-2020)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-56052#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1831 |1424

|1836 |1456

|1841 |1399

|1846 |1398

|1851 |1500

|1856 |1534

|1861 |1568

|1866 |1571

|1872 |1500

|1876 |1481

|1881 |1470

|1886 |1325

|1891 |1303

|1896 |1323

|1901 |1229

|1906 |1368

|1911 |1122

|1921 |973

|1926 |909

|1931 |901

|1936 |926

|1946 |930

|1954 |839

|1962 |816

|1968 |814

|1975 |874

|1982 |905

|1990 |1032

|1999 |1327

|2009 |1574

|2014 |1679

|2020 |1908

}}

Tourism

Damgan is a seaside resort. It is a destination very popular in summer. As of 2020, 73.5% of the properties are holiday homes,[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7632072?geo=COM-56052 Logement en 2020],INSEE the highest percentage in Morbihan.

References

External links

{{Search Mérimée|56052}}
[http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115212134/https://www.maires56.asso.fr/ |date=15 November 2020 }} {{in lang|fr}}

{{Geographic location

| width=auto

| Centre =Damgan

| North =Ambon

| Northeast = Ambon

| East = Ambon

| Southeast = Atlantic Ocean

| South = Atlantic Ocean

| Southwest = Atlantic Ocean

| West = Le Tour-du-Parc

| Northwest = Surzur

}}