Cléguérec
Klegereg | |
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 The parish church Saint Guérec. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cléguérec  | |
  Cléguérec  Cléguérec | |
| Coordinates: 48°07′30″N 3°04′10″W / 48.125°N 3.0694°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Gourin |
| Intercommunality | Pontivy Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Ropers[1] |
| Area 1 | 62.99 km2 (24.32 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2021)[2] | 2,839 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56041 /56480 |
| Elevation | 55–281 m (180–922 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cléguérec (French pronunciation: [kleɡeʁɛk]; Breton: Klegereg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Geography
The town is located 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest of Pontivy. Cléguérec is border by Séglien and Silfiac to the west, by Sainte-Brigitte and Saint-Aignan to the north, by Neulliac to the east and by Malguénac to the south. Historically, the town belongs to Vanetais. The forest of Quénécan extends to the north of the commune. The Breuil du Chêne is the highest hill in the town. The summit is 948 feet (289 m) above sea level.
Map
Demographics
Inhabitants of Cléguérec are called in French Cléguérecois.
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Breton language
In 2008, 13,85% of children in the commune attended bilingual primary schools.[6]
Gallery
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Manor of Corbello -
Chapel of Trinity -
Chapel Saint-André de Langlo -
Gallery grave of Bot-er-Mohed -
Calvary on the top of Breuil du Chêne
See also
- Communes of the Morbihan department
- Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer Sculptor of Cléguérec war memorial
References
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Cléguérec, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
- 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)
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This page was last edited on 10 January 2024, at 08:40