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Langoëlan (; ) is a commune in the
Morbihan The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton ...
department of
Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
in north-western
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
.INSEE commune file
/ref> Inhabitants of Langoëlan are called in French ''Langoëlanais''.


Geography

Langoëlan is located in the northwestern part of Morbihan. Historically, it belongs to Vannetais 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. Map Civil ...
and Lescouët-Gouarec to the north, by Silfiac 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 t ...
to the east, by Locmalo to the south and by Ploërdut to the west. The river
Scorff The Scorff (; ) 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 Pont-Scorf ...
flows through the commune. The wood of Coet Codu is in the northern part of the commune.


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History

Monument erected in memory of the French victims of the Kergoët battle. The battle of Kergoët took place on 1 July 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.


See also

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Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 Communes of France, communes of the Morbihan Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):


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Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan {{Morbihan-geo-stub