Glomel

Commune in Brittany, France

Glomel Groñvel
Commune
The church and main road of Glomel
Location of Glomel
(2023–2026)		Bernard Trubuilt^[1]
Area ¹	79.93 km² (30.86 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	1,384
• Density	17/km² (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22061 /22110
Elevation	134–307 m (440–1,007 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Glomel (French pronunciation: [ɡlɔmɛl]; Breton: Groñvel) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1806	3,062	—
1836	3,687	+0.62%
1841	3,776	+0.48%
1846	3,674	−0.55%
1851	3,814	+0.75%
1856	3,322	−2.72%
1861	3,457	+0.80%
1866	3,450	−0.04%
1872	3,455	+0.02%
1876	3,552	+0.69%
1881	3,670	+0.66%
1886	3,692	+0.12%
1891	3,796	+0.56%
1896	3,860	+0.33%
1901	3,826	−0.18%
1906	4,027	+1.03%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1911	4,226	+0.97%
1921	3,928	−0.73%
1926	3,974	+0.23%
1931	3,594	−1.99%
1936	3,289	−1.76%
1946	3,142	−0.46%
1954	2,686	−1.94%
1962	2,466	−1.06%
1968	2,044	−3.08%
1975	1,756	−2.15%
1982	1,534	−1.91%
1990	1,457	−0.64%
1999	1,460	+0.02%
2009	1,376	−0.59%
2014	1,427	+0.73%
2020	1,350	−0.92%

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Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968–2020)^[4]

Inhabitants of Glomel are called glomelois in French.

Geography

Glomel is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains). The Minez Du is the highest peak in the village. The village centre is located 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Rostrenen and 53 km (33 mi) north of Lorient.

Map

Topographic map

Breton language

In 2008, 25.47% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.^[5]

Gallery

Churches

The parish church
The church Saint Corentin in Trégornan village
Chapel Saint Conogan
Chapel Sainte Christine
Ossuary in Trégornan village

Civil heritage

Standing stone in village centre
Coatcouraval castle
The village hall
The big trench (canal de Nantes à Brest)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Glomel, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue