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Le Palais

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Also known as La Montagne, Porzh-Lae

commune in Morbihan, France

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Le Palais is a commune in France, situated in the Brittany region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Belle-Île and is part of the arrondissement of Lorient. The administrative entity includes the communauté de communes de Belle-Île-en-Mer. The commune borders Sauzon, Locmaria, and Bangor. Its official name is Le Palais, La Montagne, and it is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Quiberon.

The area of Le Palais is 17.43 square kilometers. Population figures vary slightly between sources, with one listing 2,661 residents and another listing 2,645. The male population is recorded as 1,257, while the female population is 1,314. The postal code for the area is 56360. Elevation data indicates a height of 58 meters above sea level in one record, while other sources cite an elevation of 16 meters.

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Place details

Locality
Le Palais
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
2,645
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

31US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.7 µg/m³
PM10
10.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Brittany
Department
Morbihan
Arrondissement
Lorient
Canton
Quiberon
Intercommunality
Belle-Île-en-Mer
Mayor 2020 2026
Tibault Grollemund
Area
17.43 km (6.73 sq mi)
Population 2023
2,599
Density
149.1/km (386.2/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
56152 /56360
Elevation
0–58 m (0–190 ft)

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Encyclopedic overview

Le Palais ( French pronunciation: [lə palɛ]; Breton: Porzh-Lae) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is one of the four communes on the island of Belle Île.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Palais” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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