Guidel
Guidel (French pronunciation: [gidɛl]; Breton: Gwidel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Guidel are called in French Guidélois.
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Ponds of Petit and Grand Loc'h
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,367 | — |
1975 | 4,163 | +3.08% |
1982 | 6,071 | +5.54% |
1990 | 8,241 | +3.89% |
1999 | 9,156 | +1.18% |
2007 | 9,973 | +1.07% |
2012 | 10,279 | +0.61% |
2017 | 11,550 | +2.36% |
Source: INSEE |
Cemetery
The communal cemetery, containing 108 tombs from the World War II, has been listed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Most of the casualties were belonging to the Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 27 March 2007.
In 2008, there was 6,44% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.
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See also
- Communes of the Morbihan department
- Hortense Clémentine Tanvet Sculptor of war memorial
References
- ^ "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 English) CWGG: Guidel communal cemetery
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guidel.
- 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)