Le Cambout

Le Cambout
Ar C'hembod
Part of Plumieux
Self-service shop in Le Cambout
Location of Le Cambout
Le Cambout
Le Cambout
Coordinates: 48°03′34″N 2°36′33″W / 48.0594°N 2.6092°W / 48.0594; -2.6092
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonLoudéac
IntercommunalityLoudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
CommunePlumieux
Area
1
18.02 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
408
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
22210
Elevation50–137 m (164–449 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Cambout (French pronunciation: [lə kɑ̃bu]; Breton: Ar C'hembod; Gallo: Le Canbót) is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France, within easy reach of the towns of Josselin, Loudeac, and Pontivy.[2] On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the commune of Plumieux.[3]

The commune is divided into many smaller settlements, among them Bourg, Bas Bourg, and Tréhorel.

Amenities

The village of Le Cambout is served by a boulangerie and a tabac.

There is a church in the centre of the village and a separate, well-kept graveyard a little way off. There is a sports field to the west of the village and an area known as L'Étang de gué aux loupes which has facilities such as a lake, children's playground, camping facilities and Boules lanes. There are a number of British-owned gites in the village aimed at attracting foreign tourists to the area.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962625—    
1968718+14.9%
1975599−16.6%
1982548−8.5%
1990549+0.2%
1999526−4.2%
2008499−5.1%

Inhabitants of Le Cambout are called Cambutiades in French.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
  2. ^ http://www.brittanycountrylife.com/location.html>
  3. ^ Arrêté du 4 septembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Plumieux, retrieved 6 January 2025