Le Cambout

Le Cambout (French pronunciation: [lə kɑ̃bu]; Breton: Ar C'hembod; Gallo: Le Canbót) is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France, within easy reach of the towns of Josselin, Loudeac, and Pontivy.^[2] On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the commune of Plumieux.^[3]

Le Cambout Ar C'hembod
Part of Plumieux
Self-service shop in Le Cambout
Coat of arms
Location of Le Cambout
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Coordinates: 48°03′34″N 2°36′33″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Loudéac
Intercommunality	Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
Commune	Plumieux
Area 1	18.02 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	408
• Density	22.6/km2 (58.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	22210
Elevation	50–137 m (164–449 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is divided into many smaller settlements, among them Bourg, Bas Bourg, and Tréhorel.

Amenities

The village of Le Cambout is served by a boulangerie and a tabac.

There is a church in the centre of the village and a separate, well-kept graveyard a little way off. There is a sports field to the west of the village and an area known as L'Étang de gué aux loupes which has facilities such as a lake, children's playground, camping facilities and Boules lanes. There are a number of British-owned gites in the village aimed at attracting foreign tourists to the area.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	625	—
1968	718	+14.9%
1975	599	−16.6%
1982	548	−8.5%
1990	549	+0.2%
1999	526	−4.2%
2008	499	−5.1%

Inhabitants of Le Cambout are called Cambutiades in French.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department