Île-aux-Moines
Île-aux-Moines
Enizenac'h | |
|---|---|
The island lies in the Gulf of Morbihan | |
Location of Île-aux-Moines | |
| Coordinates: 47°35′51″N 2°50′36″W / 47.5975°N 2.8433°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Vannes-2 |
| Intercommunality | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Le Berigot |
Area 1 | 3.20 km2 (1.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 632 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56087 /56780 |
| Elevation | −1–31 m (−3.3–101.7 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Île-aux-Moines (French pronunciation: [il o mwan]; Enizenac'h in Breton; the name means island of the monks) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in northwestern France.
It is the largest island in the Gulf of Morbihan. It is one of two island communes of the Gulf, the other being Île-d'Arz.