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.
Ergué-Gabéric
An Erge-Vras | |
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 THe church of Saint-Guinal in Ergué-Gabéric. | |
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Location of Ergué-Gabéric  | |
  Ergué-Gabéric  Ergué-Gabéric | |
| 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 Bretagne Occidentale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Herry[1] |
Area 1 | 39.87 km2 (15.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,553 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (560/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. | |
Population
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International relations
editIt is twinned with Stratton, Cornwall.
Sights
editThe church of Saint Gwenhael has a 17th century organ by Thomas Dallam II and his son Toussaint.[5]
Breton language
editIn 2008, 6.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[6]
Twinning
editErgue-Gaberic is twinned with Bude–Stratton in Cornwall, England.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ergué-Gabéric, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Base Palissy: Orgue de tribune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- ^ Complete France
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ergué-Gabéric.
- Official site (in French)
- Le Blog de l'Observatoire Citoyen d'Ergué-Gabéric (in French)
- Le site de l'Observatoire Citoyen d'Ergué-Gabéric (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Defense of History and Traditions Heritage for Ergué-Gabéric (in French) & (Breton)
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