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Celtic Mythology: Paimpont
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Official French name, since the time of the Revolution, for the forest of Brocéliande.

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Coordinates: 48°01′08″N 2°10′11″W / 48.01889°N 2.16972°W / 48.01889; -2.16972

Commune of Paimpont
Pempont
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Abbey of Paimpont
Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
Coordinates 48°01′08″N 2°10′11″W / 48.01889°N 2.16972°W / 48.01889; -2.16972
Administration
Country France
Region Bretagne
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Rennes
Canton Plélan-le-Grand
Intercommunality Pays de Brocéliande
Mayor Daniel Bricon
(2008—2014)
Statistics
Elevation 62–258 m (200–850 ft)
(avg. 160 m/520 ft)
Land area1 110.28 km2 (42.58 sq mi)
Population2 1,395  (1999)
 - Density 13 /km2 (34 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 35211/ 35380
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Paimpont (Breton: Pempont, Gallo: Penpont) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in north-western France.

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Demographics

Inhabitants of Paimpont are called Paimpontais.

Change in population
(Source : INSEE[1])
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
1637 1714 1559 1449 1385 1395 1620
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

See also

References

  1. ^ Paimpont sur le site de l'Insee

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