Les Forges (French pronunciation: [le fɔʁʒ] ; Breton: Ar Govelioù) is a former commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Forges de Lanouée.[3] Inhabitants of Les Forges are called in French Fargerons.

Les Forges
Ar Govelioù
A drainage channel at Les Forges de Lanouée
A drainage channel at Les Forges de Lanouée
Location of Les Forges
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Les Forges is located in France
Les Forges
Les Forges
Les Forges is located in Brittany
Les Forges
Les Forges
Coordinates: 48°01′08″N 2°38′45″W / 48.0189°N 2.6458°W / 48.0189; -2.6458
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonPloërmel
CommuneForges de Lanouée
Area
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52.53 km2 (20.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
426
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
56120
Elevation40–123 m (131–404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Forges, EHESS (in French).
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 27 December 2018 (in French)
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