Ergué-Gabéric An Erge-Vras |
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The town hall in Ergué-Gabéric
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Coordinates: 47°59′49″N 4°01′15″W / 47.9969°N 4.0208°WCoordinates: 47°59′49″N 4°01′15″W / 47.9969°N 4.0208°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Brittany | |
Department | Finistère | |
Arrondissement | Quimper | |
Canton | Quimper-2 | |
Intercommunality | Quimper | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Hervé Herry | |
Area1 | 39.87 km2 (15.39 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 7,655 | |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 29051 /29500 | |
Elevation | 4–410 m (13–1,345 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Ergué-Gabéric (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.
It is twinned with Stratton, Cornwall.
The church of Saint Gwenhael has an organ by Thomas Dallam II and his son Toussaint.
In 2008, 6.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.