Noyal-Pontivy

Noyal-Pontivy (French pronunciation: [nwajal pɔ̃tivi]; Breton: Noal-Pondi) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

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Commune
The town hall in Noyal-Pontivy
Coat of arms
Location of Noyal-Pontivy
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Coordinates: 48°04′03″N 2°52′51″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Pontivy
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lionel Ropert[1]
Area 1	53.45 km2 (20.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,605
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56151 /56920
Elevation	54–162 m (177–531 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,458	—
1975	2,731	+1.52%
1982	3,066	+1.67%
1990	3,155	+0.36%
1999	3,285	+0.45%
2007	3,598	+1.14%
2012	3,693	+0.52%
2017	3,639	−0.29%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Noyal-Pontivy are called in French Noyalais.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 19 September 2005.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department
• Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer Sculptor of Noyal-Pontivy war memorial