Cléguérec (; br, Klegereg) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Morbihan
Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastl ...
department of
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...
in north-western
France
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.
Geography
The town is located northwest of
Pontivy
Pontivy (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest. Inhabitants of Pontivy are called ''Pontivyens'' in French.
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History
A ...
. Cléguérec is border by
Séglien and
Silfiac to the west, by
Sainte-Brigitte
Sainte-Brigitte (; br, Berc'hed) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Sainte-Brigitte are called in French ''Brigittois''. The population declined quickly after the first worl ...
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 above sea level.
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Demographics
Inhabitants of Cléguérec are called in
French ''Cléguérecois''.
Breton language
In 2008, 13,85% of children in the commune attended bilingual primary schools.
[ ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg'']
''Enseignement bilingue''
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Gallery
File:Saint-Aignan 56 - Ferme du Corboulo 02.jpg, Manor of Corbello
File:Chapelle de la Trinité (Cléguérec) 7844.JPG, Chapel of Trinity
File:Saint-André Langlo 01.jpg, Chapel Saint-André de Langlo
File:Allée couverte de Bot-er-Mohed.jpg, Gallery grave of Bot-er-Mohed
File:Calvaire Saut du Chevrueil.jpg, Calvary on the top of Breuil du Chêne
See also
*Communes of the Morbihan department
The following is a list of the 249 communes of the Morbihan department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):[Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer
Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer (born in Montreuil-sous-Bois on 1 September 1879; died in Paris in 1962) was a French sculptor.
Brief biography
His father was from Alsace. He studied at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts under Alexandre Falguière, Ant ...]
Sculptor of Cléguérec war memorial
References
External links
Official site
*
Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan
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