Scaër (; ) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Finistère Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.

department of

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Scaër are called in French ''Scaërois''. Scaër's population peaked at 7,838 in 1946 and declined to 5,295 in 2019. This represents a 32.4% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.

Geography

Scaër, encompassing 11,758 hectares, is the most spread-out city in

Finistère Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.

and the third in

. Scaër is located east of

Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography Th ...

and northwest of

Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presen ...

. Historically, Scaër belongs to

Cornouaille Cornouaille (; br, Kernev, Kerne) is a historical region on the west coast of Brittany in West France. The name is cognate with Cornwall in neighbouring Great Britain. This can be explained by the settlement of Cornouaille by migrant princ ...

Neighbouring communes

Scaër is border by

Guiscriff Guiscriff (; br, Gwiskri) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.Leuhan Leuhan (; br, Leuc'han) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Leuhan are called in French ''Leuhannais''. Map See also *Communes of the Finistère department The followi ...

and

Roudouallec Roudouallec (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Roudouallec are called in French ''Roudouallecois''. Geography Roudouallec is located northeast of Quimper and northwest of Vannes. ...

to the north, by

Tourc'h Tourch () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Tourch are called in French ''Tourchois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 27 ...

to the west and by

Rosporden Rosporden (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.Bannalec Bannalec (; br, Banaleg) is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in northwestern France. Bannalec station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes. Bannalec is twinned with the Irish town of Castleisland. Geo ...

to the south.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the

Breton language Breton (, ; or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. It is the only Celtic language still widely in use on the European mainland, albeit as a member of t ...

through

Ya d'ar brezhoneg (french: Oui au breton, en, Yes to Breton) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the ( en, Office of the Breton language) to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, northwestern France. Breton is a ...

on 20 March 2007. In 2008, 11.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''
''Enseignement bilingue''
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