Camoël | |
Native Name: | Kamoel |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Coordinates: | 47.4828°N -2.3933°W |
Insee: | 56030 |
Postal Code: | 56130 |
Arrondissement: | Vannes |
Canton: | Muzillac |
Mayor: | Bernard Le Guen[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 44 |
Area Km2: | 14.33 |
Camoël (in French pronounced as /kamwɛl/; Breton: Kamoel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[2]
Inhabitants of Camoël are called in French Camoëlais.
Camoël is located in Guérande Peninsula, on the left bank of the mouth of the Vilaine river, 34km (21miles) southeast of Vannes . Historically it belongs to Lower Brittany. Until the 18th century, the spoken language was the breton. Most hamlets have breton names.