Guidel (French pronunciation: [gidɛl]; Breton: Gwidel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Guidel are called in French Guidélois.
Guidel
Gwidel | |
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Coordinates: 47°47′29″N 3°29′14″W / 47.7914°N 3.4872°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Guidel |
Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Daniel[1] |
Area 1 | 52.29 km2 (20.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 11,947 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56078 /56520 |
Elevation | 0–70 m (0–230 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
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,367 | — |
1975 | 4,163 | +3.08% |
1982 | 6,071 | +5.54% |
1990 | 8,241 | +3.89% |
1999 | 9,156 | +1.18% |
2007 | 9,973 | +1.07% |
2012 | 10,279 | +0.61% |
2017 | 11,550 | +2.36% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Cemetery edit
The communal cemetery, containing 108 tombs from the World War II, has been listed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[5] Most of the casualties were belonging to the Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Breton language edit
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 27 March 2007.
In 2008, there was 6,44% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[6]
See also edit
- Communes of the Morbihan department
- Hortense Clémentine Tanvet Sculptor of war memorial
References edit
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in English) CWGG: Guidel communal cemetery
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guidel.
- 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)