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Location within Brittany region
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Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Pontivy |
Canton | Rohan |
Intercommunality | Pontivy |
Mayor | Bernard Nizan (2008—2014) |
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Elevation | 60–150 m (200–490 ft) (avg. 110 m/360 ft) |
Land area1 | 23.43 km2 (9.05 sq mi) |
Population2 | 1,521 (1999) |
- Density | 65 /km2 (170 /sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56198/ 56580 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Rohan (Breton: Roc’han) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.
It is the home to the house of Rohan, members of which included viscounts, dukes and princes and has had a prominent role in French history.
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Inhabitants of Rohan are called Rohannais.