Guégon (French pronunciation: [ɡeɡɔ̃]; Breton: Gwegon) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Guégon
Gwegon | |
|---|---|
 The château de Trégranteur | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Guégon  | |
  Guégon  Guégon | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′19″N 2°33′48″W / 47.9386°N 2.5633°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Ploërmel |
| Intercommunality | Ploërmel Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Noëlle Amiot[1] |
| Area 1 | 53.52 km2 (20.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,251 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56070 /56120 |
| Elevation | 27–162 m (89–531 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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,298 | — |
| 1975 | 2,276 | −0.14% |
| 1982 | 2,334 | +0.36% |
| 1990 | 2,334 | +0.00% |
| 1999 | 2,395 | +0.29% |
| 2007 | 2,396 | +0.01% |
| 2012 | 2,353 | −0.36% |
| 2017 | 2,287 | −0.57% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Inhabitants of Guégon are called in French Guégonnais.
Breton language
editIn 2008, 35.21% of the children in Guégon attended the French-Breton bilingual schools for primary education.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guégon.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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