Cléguérec

Commune in Brittany, France

Cléguérec Klegereg
Commune
The parish church Saint Guérec.
Coat of arms
Location of Cléguérec
(2020–2026)		Marc Ropers^[1]
Area ¹	62.99 km² (24.32 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	2,839
• Density	45/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56041 /56480
Elevation	55–281 m (180–922 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cléguérec (French pronunciation: [kleɡeʁɛk]; Breton: Klegereg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

The town is located 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest of Pontivy. Cléguérec is border by Séglien and Silfiac to the west, by Sainte-Brigitte and Saint-Aignan to the north, by Neulliac to the east and by Malguénac to the south. Historically, the town belongs to Vanetais. The forest of Quénécan extends to the north of the commune. The Breuil du Chêne is the highest hill in the town. The summit is 948 feet (289 m) above sea level.

Map

Topographic map

Demographics

Inhabitants of Cléguérec are called in French Cléguérecois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	3,595	—
1800	3,793	+0.77%
1806	3,303	−2.28%
1821	3,210	−0.19%
1831	3,700	+1.43%
1836	3,659	−0.22%
1841	3,434	−1.26%
1846	3,699	+1.50%
1851	3,850	+0.80%
1856	3,579	−1.45%
1861	3,442	−0.78%
1866	3,470	+0.16%
1872	3,335	−0.66%
1876	3,465	+0.96%
1881	3,360	−0.61%
1886	3,586	+1.31%
1891	3,617	+0.17%
1896	3,560	−0.32%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	3,608	+0.27%
1906	3,633	+0.14%
1911	3,670	+0.20%
1921	3,491	−0.50%
1926	3,504	+0.07%
1931	3,423	−0.47%
1936	3,405	−0.11%
1946	3,477	+0.21%
1954	3,111	−1.38%
1962	3,013	−0.40%
1968	2,812	−1.14%
1975	2,679	−0.69%
1982	2,717	+0.20%
1990	2,716	−0.00%
1999	2,749	+0.13%
2009	2,880	+0.47%
2014	2,909	+0.20%
2020	2,835	−0.43%

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Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)^[5]

Breton language

In 2008, 13,85% of children in the commune attended bilingual primary schools.^[6]

Gallery

Manor of Corbello
Chapel of Trinity
Chapel Saint-André de Langlo
Gallery grave of Bot-er-Mohed
Calvary on the top of Breuil du Chêne

References

^ "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
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Cléguérec, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cléguérec.

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)