Le Palais

Le Palais
Porzh-Lae
Commune
Ferry in the harbour

Coat of arms
Le Palais
Location within Brittany region
Le Palais
Coordinates: 47°20′50″N 3°09′15″W / 47.3472°N 3.1542°W / 47.3472; -3.1542Coordinates: 47°20′50″N 3°09′15″W / 47.3472°N 3.1542°W / 47.3472; -3.1542
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Quiberon
Intercommunality Belle-Île-en-Mer
Government
  Mayor (2008—2014) Frédéric Le Gars
Area1 17.43 km2 (6.73 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,457
  Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 56152 /56360
Elevation 0–58 m (0–190 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Le Palais (Breton: Porzh-Lae) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France.

It is one of the four communes on the island of Belle Île.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Le Palais are called in French Palantins.

See also

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