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Roudouallec (; ) is a
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 coast ...
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of
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...
in north-western
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
.INSEE commune file
/ref> Inhabitants of Roudouallec are called in
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 France ...
''Roudouallecois''.


Geography

Roudouallec is located northeast of
Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography T ...
and northwest of
Vannes 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 liv ...
. The village lies on the southern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black mountains). centre, General view.


Neighboring communes

Roudouallec is border by
Gourin Gourin (; br, Gourin) is a commune in the Morbihan ''département'' of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Gourin is in the northwest of Morbihan, northeast of Quimper and northwest of Lorient. Historically, it belongs to Cornouail ...
to the east, by
Guiscriff Guiscriff (; br, Gwiskri) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.Scaër Scaër (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Scaër are called in French ''Scaërois''. Scaër's population peaked at 7,838 in 1946 and declined to 5,295 in 2019. This rep ...
to the south, by Leuhan and
Saint-Goazec Saint-Goazec (; br, Sant-Wazeg) in commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Goazec are called in French ''Saint-Goaziens''. The commune's population peaks in 1906. Geography Sa ...
to the west and by
Spézet Spézet (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Spézet is a rural municipality in east central Finistère, historically belonging to Cornouaille. It is bounded on the west and north by ...
to the north.


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Population

Roudouallec's population peaked at 1,656 in 1911 and declined to 705 in 2019. This represents a 57.4% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.


History

Nicolas Le Grand, tailor born in Roudouallec in 1852 emigrated in 1881 to the United States. He was followed by other inhabitants. centre, Roudouallec at the beginning of the twentieth century.


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 2022):
*Entry on sculptor of local war memorial
Jean Joncourt Jean Joncourt was a French sculptor born in Irvillac in 1869 and who died in 1937. He is well known for his work on war memorials. Biography Jean Joncourt was born in Irvillac on 31 December 1869. There is no record of his having received any ac ...


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External links

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