La Chapelle-Caro
La Chapelle-Caro (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl kaʁo]; Breton: Chapel-Karozh) is a former commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val d'Oust.[3] Its population was 1,442 in 2019.[1] Inhabitants of La Chapelle-Caro are called in French Chapellois.
La Chapelle-Caro
Chapel-Karozh | |
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Part of Val d'Oust | |
 The church in La Chapelle-Caro | |
.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Chapelle-Caro | |
  La Chapelle-Caro  La Chapelle-Caro | |
| Coordinates: 47°51′57″N 2°25′19″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Moréac |
| Commune | Val d'Oust |
| Area 1 | 16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,442 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 56460 |
| Elevation | 15–117 m (49–384 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Chapelle-Caro, EHESS (in French).
- Arrêté préfectoral 24 December 2015 (in French)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Chapelle-Caro.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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