Camors

Camors (French pronunciation: [kamɔʁ]; Breton: Kamorzh) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Camors Kamorzh
Commune
The Lambel - Camors railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Camors
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Coordinates: 47°50′55″N 2°59′59″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Pluvigner
Intercommunality	Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Jarno[1]
Area 1	37.09 km2 (14.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,180
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56031 /56330
Elevation	27–137 m (89–449 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village is situated in the heart of a forest-covered region called the Landes de Lanvaux. The village centre is located 24 km (15 mi) south of Pontivy, 28 km (17 mi) northwest of Vannes, and 29 km (18 mi) northeast of Lorient. With the River Tarun, its main tributary, the Ével forms the commune's northern border. The village centre is surrounded by the forest of Floranges and the national forest of Camors. Apart from the village centre, there are the village of Lambel-Camors and the village of Locoal-Camors and several hamlets.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Camors are called in French Camoriens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,814 —     1800 1,682 −1.07% 1806 1,526 −1.61% 1821 1,715 +0.78% 1831 1,832 +0.66% 1836 1,953 +1.29% 1841 2,007 +0.55% 1846 2,140 +1.29% 1851 2,100 −0.38% 1856 2,040 −0.58% 1861 2,086 +0.45% 1866 2,196 +1.03% 1872 2,168 −0.21% 1876 2,210 +0.48% 1881 2,322 +0.99% 1886 2,384 +0.53% 1891 2,512 +1.05% 1896 2,553 +0.32%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,603 +0.39% 1906 2,697 +0.71% 1911 2,802 +0.77% 1921 2,759 −0.15% 1926 2,894 +0.96% 1931 3,036 +0.96% 1936 2,995 −0.27% 1946 3,018 +0.08% 1954 2,545 −2.11% 1962 2,557 +0.06% 1968 2,436 −0.80% 1975 2,300 −0.82% 1982 2,321 +0.13% 1990 2,375 +0.29% 1999 2,353 −0.10% 2009 2,788 +1.71% 2014 2,977 +1.32% 2020 3,083 +0.58%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5]

Map

Topographic map

History

In the past, the inhabitants lived off the resources of the forest; they were clog makers, charcoal makers, sawyers, woodcutters...The last clogmaker in Morbihan lived in Camors.

Points of interest

• Arboretum de Camors

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Camors, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official site (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)