Damgan

Damgan
Commune
The church in the village of Pénerf, in Damgan commune
The church in the village of Pénerf, in Damgan commune
Coat of arms of Damgan
Coat of arms
Location of Damgan
Damgan is located in France
Damgan
Damgan
Location within France
Damgan is located in Brittany
Damgan
Damgan
Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 47°31′14″N 2°34′36″W / 47.5206°N 2.5767°W / 47.5206; -2.5767
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonMuzillac
IntercommunalityArc Sud Bretagne
Government
 • Mayor (2026–32) Jean-Marie Colombel
Area
1
10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Highest elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,943
 • Density191.2/km2 (495.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56052 /56750
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Damgan (French pronunciation: [damgɑ̃]; Damgan in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

Damgan is a coastal town located on the south coast of Brittany. The town is located 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Vannes. The river Penerf forms a natural boundary to the west. Historically Damgan belongs to Vannetais and Lower Brittany.

Topographic map

Population

Inhabitants of Damgan are called in French Damganais.

Tourism

Damgan is a seaside resort. It is a very popular summer destination. As of 2020, 73.5% of the properties are holiday homes, the highest percentage in Morbihan.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Damgan (56) : prévention des risques de submersion marine, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 3 June 2021
  4. ↑ Reportage sur les Aires Marines Educatives, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 3 June 2021
  5. ↑ INSEE commune file
  6. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Damgan, EHESS (in French).
  7. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  8. ↑ Logement en 2020, INSEE