Les Forges, Morbihan

Les Forges (French pronunciation: [le fɔʁʒ] ^ⓘ; Breton: Ar Govelioù) is a former commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[2] On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Forges de Lanouée.^[3] Inhabitants of Les Forges are called in French Fargerons.

Les Forges Ar Govelioù
Part of Forges de Lanouée
A drainage channel at Les Forges de Lanouée
Location of Les Forges
Les Forges Show map of France Les Forges Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°01′08″N 2°38′45″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Ploërmel
Commune	Forges de Lanouée
Area 1	52.53 km2 (20.28 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	426
• Density	8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	56120
Elevation	40–123 m (131–404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Forges, EHESS (in French).
3. Arrêté préfectoral 27 December 2018 (in French)

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)