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Not to be confused with Pollok in Glasgow, Scotland.

Peillac Paolieg
Commune
The chapel of Saint-Julien
Coat of arms
Location of Peillac
Peillac Location within France Peillac Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 47°42′51″N 2°13′05″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Guer
Intercommunality	Redon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	Philippe Becuwe
Area 1	24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,873
• Density	76.23/km2 (197.4/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.

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

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%
1968	1,536	−0.67%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
2023	1,873	+0.13%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Map

Topographic map

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)