Ergué-Gabéric

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Ergué-Gabéric
An Erge-Vras
Commune
The town hall in Ergué-Gabéric
The town hall in Ergué-Gabéric
Coat of arms of Ergué-Gabéric
Coat of arms
Location of Ergué-Gabéric
Ergué-Gabéric is located in France
Ergué-Gabéric
Ergué-Gabéric
Coordinates: 47°59′49″N 4°01′15″W / 47.9969°N 4.0208°W / 47.9969; -4.0208Coordinates: 47°59′49″N 4°01′15″W / 47.9969°N 4.0208°W / 47.9969; -4.0208
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonFouesnant
IntercommunalityQuimper Bretagne Occidentale
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hervé Herry
Area
1
39.87 km2 (15.39 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
8,313
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29051 /29500
Elevation4–410 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 (French pronunciation: ​[ɛʁge gabeʁik]; 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[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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%
YearPop.±%
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%
YearPop.±%
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 a 17th century organ by Thomas Dallam II and his son Toussaint.[2]

Breton language[]

In 2008, 6.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[3]

Twinning[]

Ergue-Gaberic is twinned with Bude–Stratton in Cornwall, England.[4][5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Base Palissy: Orgue de tribune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  4. ^ Annuaire Mairie
  5. ^ Complete France

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