Le Cambout

Le Cambout (Breton: Ar C'hembod, Gallo: Le Canbót) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France, within easy reach of the towns of Josselin, Loudeac, and Pontivy.[2] Smaller villages around the area include Bréhan and Plumieux.

Le Cambout

Ar C'hembod
Commune
Self-service shop in Le Cambout
Coat of arms
Location of Le Cambout
Le Cambout
Le Cambout
Coordinates: 48°03′34″N 2°36′33″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonLoudéac
IntercommunalityLoudéac
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Noël Lagueux
Area
1
18.02 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
434
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22027 /22210
Elevation50–137 m (164–449 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is divided into many smaller settlements, among them Bourg, Bas Bourg, and Tréhorel.

Amenities

The village of Le Cambout is served by a boulangerie and a tabac.

There is a church in the centre of the village and a separate, well-kept graveyard a little way off. There is a sports field to the west of the village and an area known as L’Étang de gué aux loupes which has facilities such as a lake, children's playground, camping facilities and Boules lanes. There are a number of British-owned gites in the village aimed at attracting foreign tourists to the area.[3]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962625—    
1968718+14.9%
1975599−16.6%
1982548−8.5%
1990549+0.2%
1999526−4.2%
2008499−5.1%

Inhabitants of Le Cambout are called Cambutiades in French.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. <http://www.brittanycountrylife.com/location.html%5B%5D>
  3. <http://www.brittanycountrylife.com%5B%5D>


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