Peillac

Not to be confused with Pollok in Glasgow, Scotland.

Peillac (French pronunciation: [pɛjak] ^ⓘ; Breton: Paolieg; Gallo: Peilla) is a commune in the east of Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Peillac Paolieg
Commune
The chapel of Saint-Julien
Coat of arms
Location of Peillac
Peillac Peillac
Coordinates: 47°42′51″N 2°13′05″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Guer
Intercommunality	Redon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Jegou
Area 1	24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi)
Population  (2022)	1,865
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56154 /56220
Elevation	0–82 m (0–269 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 canal de Nantes à Brest forms all of the commune's northern border; the river Arz forms all of its southern border.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Peillac are called in French Peillacois.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,764 —     1821 1,790 +0.05% 1846 2,006 +0.46% 1872 1,856 −0.30% 1901 2,044 +0.33% 1926 1,849 −0.40% 1946 1,754 −0.26% 1962 1,599 −0.58%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,536 −0.67% 1975 1,620 +0.76% 1982 1,736 +0.99% 1990 1,694 −0.31% 1999 1,649 −0.30% 2007 1,812 +1.19% 2012 1,859 +0.51% 2017 1,858 −0.01%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Map

Topographic map

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)