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Commune in Brittany, France
Ergué-Gabéric An Erge-Vras
Commune
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Coat of arms of Ergué-GabéricCoat of arms
Location of Ergué-Gabéric
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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
Area39.87 km (15.39 sq mi)
Population8,576
 • Density220/km (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code29051 /29500
Elevation4–410 m (13–1,345 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,612—    
1800 1,781+1.43%
1806 1,813+0.30%
1821 1,873+0.22%
1831 2,012+0.72%
1836 2,025+0.13%
1841 2,042+0.17%
1846 2,097+0.53%
1851 2,158+0.58%
1856 2,263+0.95%
1861 2,255−0.07%
1866 2,286+0.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1872 2,190−0.71%
1876 2,358+1.86%
1881 2,319−0.33%
1886 2,580+2.16%
1891 2,637+0.44%
1896 2,529−0.83%
1901 2,642+0.88%
1906 2,737+0.71%
1911 2,828+0.66%
1921 2,690−0.50%
1926 2,792+0.75%
1931 2,684−0.79%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1936 2,602−0.62%
1946 2,583−0.07%
1954 2,610+0.13%
1962 2,584−0.13%
1968 2,821+1.47%
1975 3,950+4.93%
1982 5,679+5.32%
1990 6,517+1.74%
1999 6,925+0.68%
2007 7,577+1.13%
2012 8,140+1.44%
2017 8,208+0.17%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017)

International relations

It is twinned with Stratton, Cornwall.

Sights

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

Breton language

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

Twinning

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

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 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ergué-Gabéric, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, 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

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