Damgan

Not to be confused with Damghan.

Damgan
Commune
The church in the village of Pénerf, in Damgan commune
Coat of arms
Location of Damgan
Damgan Location within France Damgan Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 47°31′14″N 2°34′36″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Muzillac
Intercommunality	Arc Sud Bretagne
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	Jean-Marie Colombel
Area 1	10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,943
• Density	191.2/km2 (495.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56052 /56750
Elevation	0–20 m (0–66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Damgan (French pronunciation: [damgɑ̃]; Damgan in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

Damgan is a coastal town located on the south coast of Brittany. The town is located 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Vannes. The river Penerf forms a natural boundary to the west. Historically Damgan belongs to Vannetais and Lower Brittany.

Topographic map

Population

Inhabitants of Damgan are called in French Damganais.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1831	1,424	—
1836	1,456	+0.45%
1841	1,399	−0.80%
1846	1,398	−0.01%
1851	1,500	+1.42%
1856	1,534	+0.45%
1861	1,568	+0.44%
1866	1,571	+0.04%
1872	1,500	−0.77%
1876	1,481	−0.32%
1881	1,470	−0.15%
1886	1,325	−2.06%
1891	1,303	−0.33%
1896	1,323	+0.31%
1901	1,229	−1.46%
1906	1,368	+2.17%
1911	1,122	−3.89%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1921	973	−1.41%
1926	909	−1.35%
1931	901	−0.18%
1936	926	+0.55%
1946	930	+0.04%
1954	839	−1.28%
1962	816	−0.35%
1968	814	−0.04%
1975	874	+1.02%
1982	905	+0.50%
1990	1,032	+1.66%
1999	1,327	+2.83%
2007	1,472	+1.30%
2012	1,632	+2.09%
2017	1,702	+0.84%
2023	1,943	+2.23%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Tourism

Damgan is a seaside resort. It is a very popular summer destination. As of 2020, 73.5% of the properties are holiday homes, the highest percentage in Morbihan.

Gallery

• 
  Sunset near La tour des Anglais.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association Archived 15 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in French)