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{{short description|Commune in Brittany, France}}
{{short description|Commune in Brittany, France}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Camors
|name = Camors
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|arrondissement = Lorient
|arrondissement = Lorient
|canton = Pluvigner
|canton = Pluvigner
|mayor = Claude Jarno<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.morbihan.gouv.fr/content/download/45068/325032/file/Maires%20du%20Morbihan%202020%20-%20250.pdf|title=Maires du Morbihan|date=7 July 2020|publisher=Préfecture du Morbihan}}</ref>
|mayor = Claude Jarno
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality = Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
|intercommunality = Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
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|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
}}
'''Camors''' (''Kamorzh'' in [[Breton language|Breton]]) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Morbihan]] [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Brittany (administrative region)|Brittany]] in north-western [[France]].
'''Camors''' ({{IPA|fr|kamɔʁ}}; {{langx|br|Kamorzh}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Morbihan]] [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Brittany (administrative region)|Brittany]] in north-western [[France]].<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56031-camors INSEE commune file]</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
The village is situated in the heart of a forest-covered region called the Landes de Lanvaux. The village centre is located {{convert|24|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Pontivy]], {{convert|28|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Vannes]], and {{convert|29|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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.
With the River Tarun, its main [[tributary]], the [[Ével]] forms the commune's northern border.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
Inhabitants of Camors are called in [[French language|French]] ''Camoriens''.
Inhabitants of Camors are called in [[French language|French]] ''Camoriens''.

{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|6688|Camors}}</ref> and INSEE (1968-2020)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-56031#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |1814
|1800 |1682
|1806 |1526
|1821 |1715
|1831 |1832
|1836 |1953
|1841 |2007
|1846 |2140
|1851 |2100
|1856 |2040
|1861 |2086
|1866 |2196
|1872 |2168
|1876 |2210
|1881 |2322
|1886 |2384
|1891 |2512
|1896 |2553
|1901 |2603
|1906 |2697
|1911 |2802
|1921 |2759
|1926 |2894
|1931 |3036
|1936 |2995
|1946 |3018
|1954 |2545
|1962 |2557
|1968 |2436
|1975 |2300
|1982 |2321
|1990 |2375
|1999 |2353
|2009 |2788
|2014 |2977
|2020 |3083
}}

==Map==
{{wide image|Camors_opentopomap.png|400px|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==
==Points of interest==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.insee.fr/fr/methodes/nomenclatures/cog/fichecommunale.asp?codedep=56&codecom=031 INSEE commune file]


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{commons category}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926033011/http://www.camors56.com/ Official site] {{in lang|fr}}
*[https://camors.fr/ Official site] {{in lang|fr}}
*{{Search Mérimée|56031}}
*[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=56031 French Ministry of Culture list for Camors] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] {{in lang|fr}}


Latest revision as of 04:04, 8 November 2024

Camors
Kamorzh
Commune
The Lambel - Camors railway station
The Lambel - Camors railway station
Coat of arms of Camors
Coat of arms
Location of Camors
Map
Camors is located in France
Camors
Camors
Camors is located in Brittany
Camors
Camors
Coordinates: 47°50′55″N 2°59′59″W / 47.8486°N 2.9997°W / 47.8486; -2.9997
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonPluvigner
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Jarno[1]
Area
1
37.09 km2 (14.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,099
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56031 /56330
Elevation27–137 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.

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

Geography

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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

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Inhabitants of Camors are called in French Camoriens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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

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Topographic map

History

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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
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