Bono, Morbihan

Le Bono
Ar Bonoù

From the bridge "Joseph Le Brix"
Le Bono

Coordinates: 47°38′28″N 2°56′58″W / 47.6411°N 2.9494°W / 47.6411; -2.9494Coordinates: 47°38′28″N 2°56′58″W / 47.6411°N 2.9494°W / 47.6411; -2.9494
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Auray
Intercommunality Pays de Vannes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Le Scoarnec
Area1 5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 2,198
  Density 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 56262 / 56400
Elevation 0–42 m (0–138 ft)

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.

Le Bono (Breton: Ar Bonoù) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France.

According to INSEE, the official name is Bono (without Le),[1] but the town is usually called “Le Bono”;[2] this name is used on the road signs.

Population

Inhabitants of Le Bono are called in French Bonovistes.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on November 17, 2008.

See also

References

  1. (French) Le Bono on INSEE
  2. (French) Association des maires du MorbihanLe Bono file

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