Scaër
Scaër (Skaer) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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Scaër (Skaer) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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• Name — Scaër • Native Name — Skaer • Commune Status — Commune • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason ville fr Scaër (Finistère).svg • Elevation Min M — 65 • Elevation Max M — 242 • Insee — 29274 • Postal Code — 29390 • Arrondissement — Quimper • Canton — Moëlan-sur-Mer • Mayor — Jean-Yves Le Goff • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CA Quimperlé Communauté • Area Km2 — 117.58 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes • Image Flag — Flag of Scaër.gif Scaër (Skaer) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Population
Inhabitants of Scaër are called in French Scaërois. Scaër's population peaked at 7,838 in 1946 and has since declined to 5,178 in 2023. This represents a 34% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.
Geography
Geography
Scaër, encompassing 11,758 hectares, is the most spread-out city in Finistère and the third in Brittany. Scaër is located 30.5 km east of Quimper and 40 km northwest of Lorient. Historically, Scaër belongs to Cornouaille.
Neighbouring communes
Neighbouring communes
Scaër is border by Guiscriff to the east, by Leuhan and Roudouallec to the north, by Tourc'h to the west and by Rosporden and Bannalec to the south.
Breton language
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 20 March 2007. In 2008, 11.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.
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