Colpo

Colpo (French pronunciation: [kɔlpo]; Breton: Kolpoù) is a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France.

Colpo Kolpoù
Commune
The Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kerdroguen
Coat of arms
Location of Colpo
Colpo Colpo
Coordinates: 47°49′12″N 2°48′32″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Grand-Champ
Intercommunality	Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Freddy Jahier
Area 1	26.48 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,237
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56042 /56390
Elevation	52–156 m (171–512 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Colpo are called Colpéens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1866 973 —     1872 1,000 +0.46% 1876 1,286 +6.49% 1881 1,016 −4.60% 1886 1,106 +1.71% 1891 1,157 +0.91% 1896 1,161 +0.07% 1901 1,203 +0.71% 1906 1,232 +0.48% 1911 1,268 +0.58% 1921 1,234 −0.27% 1926 1,177 −0.94% 1931 1,246 +1.15%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1936 1,254 +0.13% 1946 1,308 +0.42% 1954 1,230 −0.77% 1962 1,222 −0.08% 1968 1,231 +0.12% 1975 1,158 −0.87% 1982 1,378 +2.52% 1990 1,659 +2.35% 1999 1,809 +0.97% 2009 2,216 +2.05% 2014 2,247 +0.28% 2020 2,216 −0.23%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2020)

Map

Topographic map

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)