Val d'Oust

Val d'Oust
The Nantes-Brest Canal
The Nantes-Brest Canal
Location of Val d'Oust
Val d'Oust is located in France
Val d'Oust
Val d'Oust
Location within France
Val d'Oust is located in Brittany
Val d'Oust
Val d'Oust
Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 47°51′54″N 2°26′56″W / 47.865°N 2.449°W / 47.865; -2.449
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonMoréac
Government
 • Mayor (2026–32) Florence Prunet[1]
Area
1
31.81 km2 (12.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,807
 • Density88.24/km2 (228.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56197 /56460
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Val d'Oust (French pronunciation: [val dust], literally Vale of Oust; Breton: Traoñ-an-Oud) is a commune in the Morbihan department of western France, named after the river Oust. Le Roc-Saint-André is the municipal seat. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Le Roc-Saint-André, Quily and La Chapelle-Caro.[3]

Population

Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,897—    
1975 1,909+0.09%
1982 2,137+1.62%
1990 2,248+0.63%
1999 2,300+0.25%
2007 2,530+1.20%
2012 2,612+0.64%
2017 2,705+0.70%
2023 2,807+0.62%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 24 December 2015 (in French)
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE