Grand-Champ

Grand-Champ
Gregam

Commune

The church of Saint-Tugdual

Coat of arms

Grand-Champ

Location within Brittany region

Grand-Champ

Coordinates: 47°45′33″N 2°50′36″W / 47.7592°N 2.8433°WCoordinates: 47°45′33″N 2°50′36″W / 47.7592°N 2.8433°W

Country

Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes agglomération

Government

• Mayor (2014—2020)

Yves Bleunven

Area¹

67.34 km² (26.00 sq mi)

Population (2014)²

5,232

• Density

78/km² (200/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

56067 /56390

Elevation

28–167 m (92–548 ft)

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

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

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

Grand-Champ (Breton: Gregam) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Inhabitants of Grand-Champ are called in French Grégamistes. The demographic evolution of inhabitants has been known since 1793 through census organized by this midtown. Since the beginning of 2000, this census is published yearly. This census is based on informations collected every year, linking the evolution on the territory during 5 years. Regarding under 10,000 inhabitants towns, an investigation on the total population takes place every 5 years, and between those years, only an evaluation with interpolation and extrapolation is made. The first census with this method was in 2008. Eventually, Grand-Champ counted 5235 inhabitants in 2014, an increase of 7.47% compared to 2009.

This midtown is 15th kilometers north-west away from Vannes.

In 2008, there were 7,77% of the children attending the bilingual schools in primary education.

There are many references to Roi Stevan, that's why the motto of this town is : Grand-Champ, King Stevan Home.

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