Le Cambout

Commune in Brittany, France

Le Cambout Ar C'hembod
Commune
Self-service shop in Le Cambout
Coat of arms
Location of Le Cambout
(2023–2026)		Pierrick Glais^[1]
Area ¹	18.02 km² (6.96 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	411
• Density	23/km² (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22027 /22210
Elevation	50–137 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 commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France, within easy reach of the towns of Josselin, Loudeac, and Pontivy.^[3] Smaller villages around the area include Bréhan and Plumieux.

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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	625	—
1968	718	+14.9%
1975	599	−16.6%
1982	548	−8.5%
1990	549	+0.2%
1999	526	−4.2%
2008	499	−5.1%

Inhabitants of Le Cambout are called Cambutiades in French.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ http://www.brittanycountrylife.com/location.html^{[permanent dead link]}>