Carentoir
Carentoir
Karantoer | |
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 The church of Saint Marcoul, in Carentoir | |
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  Carentoir | |
| Coordinates: 47°49′03″N 2°07′59″W / 47.8175°N 2.1331°WCoordinates: 47°49′03″N 2°07′59″W / 47.8175°N 2.1331°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Guer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Jouen[1] |
| Area 1 | 72.87 km2 (28.14 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 3,100 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56033 /56910 |
| Elevation | 7–109 m (23–358 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Carentoir (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃twaʁ]; Breton: Karantoer) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Quelneuc was merged into Carentoir.[3] It is where the entertainment company Ubisoft was founded.
Demographics[]
Inhabitants of Carentoir are called in French Carentoriens.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 October 2016 (in French)
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- Official site (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
- INSEE commune file
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