Gourin

Commune in Brittany, France

Gourin
Commune
The Manor of Tronjoly The Manor of Tronjoly
Coat of arms of Gourin Coat of arms
Location of Gourin Map
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Coordinates: 48°08′28′′N 3°36′21′′W / 48.1411°N 3.6058°W / 48.1411; -3.6058
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Roi Morvan Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Le Floc'h^[1]
Area ¹	74.72 km² (28.85 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	3,892
• Density	52/km² (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56066 /56110
Elevation	83–301 m (272–988 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gourin (French pronunciation: [ɡuʁɛ̃] ; Breton: Gourin) is a commune in the Morbihan département of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

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Gourin is in the northwest of Morbihan, 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Quimper and 47 km (29 mi) northwest of Lorient. Historically, it belongs to Cornouaille. Gourin is on the southern slope of the Montagnes Noires (French, Black Mountains). The river Inam rises in the northern part of Gourin and flows to the south.

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Topographic map

Demographics

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Inhabitants of Gourin are called in French Gourinois. Gourin lost 40% of its population since 1946.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	3,496	—
1800	3,579	+0.34%
1806	3,002	−2.89%
1821	3,261	+0.55%
1831	3,626	+1.07%
1836	3,394	−1.31%
1841	3,783	+2.19%
1846	4,062	+1.43%
1851	4,310	+1.19%
1856	4,192	−0.55%
1861	4,021	−0.83%
1866	4,184	+0.80%
1872	4,181	−0.01%
1876	4,419	+1.39%
1881	4,448	+0.13%
1886	4,555	+0.48%
1891	4,529	−0.11%
1896	4,723	+0.84%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	4,919	+0.82%
1906	5,053	+0.54%
1911	5,409	+1.37%
1921	5,766	+0.64%
1926	5,522	−0.86%
1931	5,909	+1.36%
1936	5,737	−0.59%
1946	6,391	+1.09%
1954	5,576	−1.69%
1962	5,195	−0.88%
1968	5,128	−0.22%
1975	5,199	+0.20%
1982	4,925	−0.77%
1990	4,734	−0.49%
1999	4,464	−0.65%
2009	4,121	−0.80%
2014	4,073	−0.23%
2020	3,783	−1.22%

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Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)^[5]

History

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This small town is well known for the Révolte des Bonnets Rouges against local nobles at the end of the 17th century. The town is also known for being the origin of many immigrants to United States and Canada during the first part of the 20th century. It has a large copy of the Statue of Liberty standing in the main square opposite the town hall alongside the monument to the fallen soldiers of the 20th century who came from this region.

Gourin still has a large number of native Breton speakers. The people of this region are very proud of their Celtic heritage and have preserved many old customs and traditions.

Place Stenfort in Gourin at the beginning of the twentieth century.