Guilligomarc'h
Guilligomarc'h
Gwelegouarc'h | |
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The chapel of Saint-Eloi, in Guilligomarc'h | |
Location of Guilligomarc'h | |
Guilligomarc'h Guilligomarc'h | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′13″N 3°24′52″W / 47.9369°N 3.4144°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Quimperlé |
| Intercommunality | CA Quimperlé Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Follic[1] |
Area 1 | 22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 803 |
| • Density | 35.3/km2 (91.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29071 /29300 |
| Elevation | 22–148 m (72–486 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Guilligomarc'h (Breton: Gwelegouarc'h) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Guilligomarc'h are called in French Guillogomarc'hois.
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Geography
Guilligomarc'h is located in southeastern part of Finistère department, 13 km (8.1 mi) northeast of Quimperlé and 21 km (13 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, the village belongs to Vannetais. The river Ellé forms the commune's western border and the river Scorff its eastern border. Apart from the village centre, there are about seventy hamlets.
Neighboring communes
Map
List of hamlets
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History
The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1624.
Gallery
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The town hall.
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Sach castle.
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Saint Eloi's chapel.
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Saint Julien's chapel.
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Thatched roof cottage in Saint-Eloi hamlet.
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Old house in Saint Coal hamlet.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Guilligomarc'h, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guilligomarc'h.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)