Malguénac

Malguénac (French pronunciation: [malɡenak]; Breton: Malgeneg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

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Commune
The parish church in Malguénac
Location of Malguénac
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Coordinates: 48°04′53″N 3°03′39″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Guegan[1]
Area 1	38.45 km2 (14.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,849
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56125 /56300
Elevation	73–222 m (240–728 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village centre is located 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Pontivy, 44 km (27 mi) northeast of Lorient and 52 km (32 mi) northwest of Vannes. Malguénac is border by Cléguérec to the north, by Séglien to the west, by Guern to the south and by Pontivy and Le Sourn to the east. Apart from the village centre, there are many hamlets in the commune. Historically, Malguénac belongs to Vannetais.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Malguénac are called in French Malguénacois. After having declined for a long time, the population of the municipality has been increasing steadily since 1975.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,730 —     1800 1,842 +0.90% 1806 1,679 −1.53% 1821 1,596 −0.34% 1831 2,009 +2.33% 1836 1,960 −0.49% 1841 1,957 −0.03% 1846 2,059 +1.02% 1851 1,976 −0.82% 1856 1,868 −1.12% 1861 1,838 −0.32% 1866 1,822 −0.17% 1872 1,657 −1.57% 1876 1,674 +0.26% 1881 1,648 −0.31% 1886 1,675 +0.33% 1891 1,687 +0.14% 1896 1,736 +0.57%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,717 −0.22% 1906 1,753 +0.42% 1911 1,751 −0.02% 1921 1,780 +0.16% 1926 1,682 −1.13% 1931 1,660 −0.26% 1936 1,514 −1.82% 1946 1,366 −1.02% 1954 1,237 −1.23% 1962 1,214 −0.23% 1968 1,076 −1.99% 1975 1,194 +1.50% 1982 1,419 +2.50% 1990 1,631 +1.76% 1999 1,657 +0.18% 2009 1,738 +0.48% 2014 1,802 +0.73% 2020 1,840 +0.35%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5]

Map

Topographic map

History

An epidemic of plague caused several deaths between March and October 1598 in the parish.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department