Ergué-Gabéric

Ergué-Gabéric
An Erge-Vras
THe church of Saint-Guinal in Ergué-Gabéric.
Location of Ergué-Gabéric
Ergué-Gabéric
Ergué-Gabéric
Coordinates: 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[1]
Area
1
39.87 km2 (15.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
8,606
 • Density215.9/km2 (559.1/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

International relations

It is twinned with Bude-Stratton, Cornwall.

Sights

The church of Saint Gwenhael has a 17th century organ by Thomas Dallam II and his son Toussaint.[5]

Breton language

In 2008, 6.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[6]

Twinning

Ergue-Gaberic is twinned with Bude–Stratton in Cornwall, England.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ergué-Gabéric, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  5. ^ Base Palissy: Orgue de tribune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  6. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  7. ^ Complete France