Gueltas (French pronunciation: [ɡɛltas]; Breton: Gweltaz) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Gueltas
Gweltaz | |
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 The Boju locks, at Gueltas | |
Location of Gueltas  | |
  Gueltas  Gueltas | |
| Coordinates: 48°05′42″N 2°47′41″W / 48.095°N 2.7947°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Pontivy |
| Intercommunality | Pontivy Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvette Le Strat[1] |
Area 1 | 20.45 km2 (7.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 513 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56072 /56920 |
| Elevation | 66–162 m (217–531 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gueltas is twinned with Altarnun, Cornwall. Inhabitants of Gueltas are called in French Gueltasiens.
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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gueltas.
- 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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