commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Morbihan
Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastli ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
in north-western
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
''Langoëlanais''.
Geography
Langoëlan is located in the northwestern part of Morbihan. Historically, it belongs to
Vannetais
Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.
History Celtic Era
The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who live ...
and Pays Pourlet. Langoëlan is border by
Mellionnec
Mellionnec (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. The chapel of La Pitié is situated in the commune.
Population
Inhabitants of Mellionnec are called ''mellionnecais'' in French. Population is st ...
Silfiac
Silfiac (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Silfiac are called in French ''Silfiacois''.
Geography
The village centre of Silfiac is the highest in the department of Morbihan. It is 2 ...
and
Séglien
Séglien (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Séglien are called in French ''Ségliennais''.
Geography
Séglien is border by Silfiac to the north, by Langoëlan to t ...
Ploërdut
Ploërdut (; br, Pleurdud) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.Scorff
The Scorff (; br, Skorf) River flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast in Lorient.
The Scorff rises north of Langoëlan, in the Morbihan department, and flows through the towns of Guémené-sur-Scorff and Pon ...
flows through the commune. The wood of Coet Codu is in the northern part of the commune.
Map
List of places
Demographics
History
Monument erected in memory of the french victims of the Kergoët battle.
The battle of Kergoët took place on July 1, 1944 in Langoëlan. About thirty five german soldiers were killed in the fight. A monument was erected in memory of the french victims of the Kergoët battle. Some french victims were tortured by the germans. A farmer, Joseph Le Padellec, were savagely beaten by the germans and shot dead.
