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Lignol, Morbihan

Commune in Brittany, France

Field	Value
name	Lignol
native name	An Ignol
commune status	Commune
image	Lignol_église_façade_sud.jpg
caption	The parish church
coordinates
INSEE	56110
postal code	56160
arrondissement	Pontivy
canton	Gourin
mayor	Carole Le Yaouanq
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	Roi Morvan Communauté
elevation min m	93
elevation max m	187
area km2	38.43
demonym	Lignolais, Lignolaises
population
population date
population footnotes

Lignol (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Lignol's population peaked in 1911. Lignol's population has been decreased by half since this date because of rural exodus. Inhabitants of Lignol are called in French Lignolais. |graph-pos = bottom |1793 |1911 |1800 |1914 |1821 |1715 |1831 |1780 |1836 |1734 |1841 |1722 |1846 |2029 |1851 |1925 |1856 |1779 |1861 |1844 |1866 |1876 |1872 |1661 |1876 |1778 |1881 |1928 |1886 |1880 |1891 |1809 |1896 |1802 |1901 |1785 |1906 |1896 |1911 |2029 |1921 |2008 |1926 |1985 |1931 |1931 |1936 |1832 |1946 |1887 |1954 |1593 |1962 |1512 |1968 |1370 |1975 |1203 |1982 |1042 |1990 |906 |1999 |859 |2009 |909 |2014 |900 |2020 |844

Geography

Lignol lies in the valley of the river Scorff. The village centre is located 16 km east of Le Faouët, 22 km west of Pontivy and 33 km north of Lorient. Historically, it belongs to Vannetais.

Map

History

There is a church in this town that was built during the 14th century. Lignol also has two castles, they were the homes of the dukes that used to rule the place and were under the domination of the House of Rohan. Lignol was the main place of the French resistance against the German occupation in the Guémené-sur-Scorff area. Since the Nazis occupied Guémené-sur-Scorff, the Resistance used the nearby towns as bases. Langoëlan and Lignol were their main ones in the region.

Economy

Agriculture is the main source of resources of the town.

Politics

During the presidential 2007 elections, inhabitants voted for Nicolas Sarkozy. Its current mayor is a former farmworker.

Sport

Lignol has a soccer club in association with the neighbouring town of Kernaskleden.

Gallery

File:Château Coscro 1.JPG|Coscro castle File:Lignol manoir de Kerouallan.JPG| Manor of Kerouallan File :Lignol_presbytère.jpg| The ancient presbitery File:Chapelle Saint Melan Lignol.JPG| Chapel of Saint Melan File:Lignol St Yves pignon ouest.JPG|Chapel of Saint Yves File:Lignol croix du Pou.JPG|Christianized Iron Age stele

References

(7 July 2020). "Maires du Morbihan". Préfecture du Morbihan.
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56110-lignol INSEE commune file]
{{Cassini-Ehess. 19555. Lignol
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-56110#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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