Langast (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ɡa]; Breton: Lanwal; Gallo: Langau) is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Plouguenast-Langast.[2]
Langast
Lanwal | |
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Part of Plouguenast-Langast | |
_%C3%89glise_Saint-Gal_05.JPG) The church of Saint-Gal, in Langast | |
Location of Langast  | |
  Langast  Langast | |
| Coordinates: 48°16′51″N 2°39′45″W / 48.2808°N 2.6625°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Guerlédan |
| Commune | Plouguenast-Langast |
| Area 1 | 20.45 km2 (7.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 577 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22150 |
| Elevation | 104–240 m (341–787 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 709 | — |
| 1968 | 778 | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 695 | −10.7% |
| 1982 | 645 | −7.2% |
| 1990 | 653 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 646 | −1.1% |
| 2008 | 634 | −1.9% |
Inhabitants of Langast are called langastiens or langastais in French.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 19 October 2018 (in French)
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Langast.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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