Peillac

Peillac (Breton: Paolieg, Gallo: Peilla) is a commune in the east of Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Peillac Paolieg
Commune
The chapel of Saint-Julien
Coat of arms
Location of Peillac
Peillac Peillac
Coordinates: 47°42′51″N 2°13′05″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Guer
Intercommunality	Redon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Jegou[1]
Area ^1	24.57 km^2 (9.49 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	1,858
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56154 /56220
Elevation	0–82 m (0–269 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The canal de Nantes à Brest forms all of the commune's northern border; the river Arz forms all of its southern border.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Peillac are called in French Peillacois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,764	—
1800	1,737	−1.5%
1806	1,698	−2.2%
1821	1,790	+5.4%
1831	1,935	+8.1%
1836	1,853	−4.2%
1841	1,916	+3.4%
1846	2,006	+4.7%
1851	1,963	−2.1%
1856	1,898	−3.3%
1861	1,903	+0.3%
1866	1,952	+2.6%
1872	1,856	−4.9%
1876	1,965	+5.9%
1881	1,980	+0.8%
1886	1,998	+0.9%
1891	1,996	−0.1%
1896	2,007	+0.6%
1901	2,044	+1.8%
1906	2,002	−2.1%
1911	2,047	+2.2%
1921	1,859	−9.2%
1926	1,849	−0.5%
1931	1,763	−4.7%
1936	1,756	−0.4%
1946	1,754	−0.1%
1954	1,662	−5.2%
1962	1,599	−3.8%
1968	1,536	−3.9%
1975	1,620	+5.5%
1982	1,736	+7.2%
1990	1,694	−2.4%
1999	1,649	−2.7%
2006	1,791	+8.6%
2007	1,812	+1.2%
2008	1,815	+0.2%
2009	1,828	+0.7%
2010	1,839	+0.6%
2011	1,849	+0.5%
2012	1,859	+0.5%
2013	1,859	+0.0%
2014	1,863	+0.2%

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
• INSEE commune file