Ergué-Gabéric
Appearance
Ergué-Gabéric
An Erge-Vras | |
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Coordinates: 47°59′49″N 4°01′15″W / 47.9969°N 4.0208°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Quimper |
Canton | Fouesnant |
Intercommunality | Quimper |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Hervé Herry |
Area 1 | 39.87 km2 (15.39 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | 7,655 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29051 /29500 |
Elevation | 4–410 m (13–1,345 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ergué-Gabéric (An Erge Vras in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies on the Odet river. The businessman and publisher Gwenn-Aël Bolloré was born in the commune.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 1,612 | — |
1800 | 1,781 | +10.5% |
1806 | 1,813 | +1.8% |
1821 | 1,873 | +3.3% |
1831 | 2,012 | +7.4% |
1836 | 2,025 | +0.6% |
1841 | 2,042 | +0.8% |
1846 | 2,097 | +2.7% |
1851 | 2,158 | +2.9% |
1856 | 2,263 | +4.9% |
1861 | 2,255 | −0.4% |
1866 | 2,286 | +1.4% |
1872 | 2,190 | −4.2% |
1876 | 2,358 | +7.7% |
1881 | 2,319 | −1.7% |
1886 | 2,580 | +11.3% |
1891 | 2,637 | +2.2% |
1896 | 2,529 | −4.1% |
1901 | 2,642 | +4.5% |
1906 | 2,737 | +3.6% |
1911 | 2,828 | +3.3% |
1921 | 2,690 | −4.9% |
1926 | 2,792 | +3.8% |
1931 | 2,684 | −3.9% |
1936 | 2,602 | −3.1% |
1946 | 2,583 | −0.7% |
1954 | 2,610 | +1.0% |
1962 | 2,584 | −1.0% |
1968 | 2,821 | +9.2% |
1975 | 3,950 | +40.0% |
1982 | 5,679 | +43.8% |
1990 | 6,517 | +14.8% |
1999 | 6,929 | +6.3% |
2008 | 7,655 | +10.5% |
International relations
It is twinned with Stratton, Cornwall.
Sights
The church of Saint Gwenhael has an organ by Thomas Dallam II and his son Toussaint.[1]
Breton language
In 2008, 6.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Template:Fr icon Ergué-Gabéric Organ, French Ministry of Culture database entry.
- ^ Template:Fr icon Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ergué-Gabéric.
- Official site Template:Fr icon
- Le Blog de l'Observatoire Citoyen d'Ergué-Gabéric Template:Fr icon
- Le site de l'Observatoire Citoyen d'Ergué-Gabéric Template:Fr icon
- French Ministry of Culture list for Ergué-Gabéric Template:Fr icon
- Defense of History and Traditions Heritage for Ergué-Gabéric Template:Fr icon & (Breton)