Ergué-Gabéric

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.

Ergué-Gabéric An Erge-Vras
Commune
The town hall in Ergué-Gabéric
Coat of arms
Location of Ergué-Gabéric
Ergué-Gabéric Ergué-Gabéric
Coordinates: 47°59′49″N 4°01′15″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Fouesnant
Intercommunality	Quimper
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Herry
Area ^1	39.87 km^2 (15.39 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	8,208
• Density	210/km^2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29051 /29500
Elevation	4–410 m (13–1,345 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,612 —     1800 1,781 +10.5% 1806 1,813 +1.8% 1821 1,873 +3.3% 1831 2,012 +7.4% 1836 2,025 +0.6% 1841 2,042 +0.8% 1846 2,097 +2.7% 1851 2,158 +2.9% 1856 2,263 +4.9% 1861 2,255 −0.4% 1866 2,286 +1.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 2,190 −4.2% 1876 2,358 +7.7% 1881 2,319 −1.7% 1886 2,580 +11.3% 1891 2,637 +2.2% 1896 2,529 −4.1% 1901 2,642 +4.5% 1906 2,737 +3.6% 1911 2,828 +3.3% 1921 2,690 −4.9% 1926 2,792 +3.8% 1931 2,684 −3.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 2,602 −3.1% 1946 2,583 −0.7% 1954 2,610 +1.0% 1962 2,584 −1.0% 1968 2,821 +9.2% 1975 3,950 +40.0% 1982 5,679 +43.8% 1990 6,517 +14.8% 1999 6,929 +6.3% 2008 7,655 +10.5%

International relations

It is twinned with Stratton, Cornwall.

Sights

The church of Saint Gwenhael has an organ by Thomas Dallam II and his son Toussaint.[2]

Breton language

In 2008, 6.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[3]

Twinning

Ergue-Gaberic is twinned with Bude–Stratton in Cornwall, England.[4][5]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. (in French) Ergué-Gabéric Organ, French Ministry of Culture database entry.
3. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
4. Annuaire Mairie
5. Complete France

External links

• Official site (in French)
• Le Blog de l'Observatoire Citoyen d'Ergué-Gabéric (in French)
• Le site de l'Observatoire Citoyen d'Ergué-Gabéric (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Defense of History and Traditions Heritage for Ergué-Gabéric (in French) & (Breton)