Cléguer (French pronunciation: [klegɛʁ]; Breton: Kleger) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Cléguer
Kleger | |
|---|---|
 Château de Meslien. | |
Location of Cléguer  | |
  Cléguer  Cléguer | |
| Coordinates: 47°51′18″N 3°22′58″W / 47.855°N 3.3828°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Guidel |
| Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Nicolazo[1] |
Area 1 | 32.15 km2 (12.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,404 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56040 /56620 |
| Elevation | 2–107 m (6.6–351.0 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,798 | — |
| 1975 | 1,922 | +0.96% |
| 1982 | 2,946 | +6.29% |
| 1990 | 3,009 | +0.26% |
| 1999 | 3,061 | +0.19% |
| 2007 | 3,305 | +0.96% |
| 2012 | 3,291 | −0.08% |
| 2017 | 3,323 | +0.19% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Inhabitants of Cléguer are called in French Cléguerois.
Geography
editThe town lies in the valley of the river Scorff. The river Scorff forms the commune's western border. The town centre is located 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, Cléguer belongs to Vannetais.
Map
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cléguer.
- 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)
