Les Forges, Morbihan
Les Forges
Ar Govelioù | |
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Part of Forges de Lanouée | |
 A drainage channel at Les Forges de Lanouée | |
Location of Les Forges  | |
  Les Forges  Les Forges | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′08″N 2°38′45″W / 48.0189°N 2.6458°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Ploërmel |
| Commune | Forges de Lanouée |
Area 1 | 52.53 km2 (20.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 426 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 56120 |
| Elevation | 40–123 m (131–404 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Forges (French pronunciation: [le fɔʁʒ] ; Breton: Ar Govelioù) is a former commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Forges de Lanouée.[3] Inhabitants of Les Forges are called in French Fargerons.
See also
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[edit]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Forges, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 27 December 2018 (in French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Les Forges (Morbihan).
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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