Pont-Scorff (; br, Pont-Skorf) is a
commune
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* 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
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. It takes its name from the river
Scorff
The Scorff (; br, Skorf) River flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast in Lorient.
The Scorff rises north of Langoëlan, in the Morbihan department, and flows through the towns of Guémené-sur-Scorff and ...
, which flows through the town. Inhabitants of Pont-Scorff are called in
French ''Scorvipontains'' or ''Scorffipontais''.
Geography
The town lies in the valley of the river
Scorff
The Scorff (; br, Skorf) River flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast in Lorient.
The Scorff rises north of Langoëlan, in the Morbihan department, and flows through the towns of Guémené-sur-Scorff and ...
. Historically, it belongs to
Vannetais. The town is located north 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 ...
.
Map
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan 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 22 February 2008.
In 2008, 8.74% of children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.
[ ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg'']
''Enseignement bilingue''
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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 statue of Fernand de Langle de Cary
References
External links
*
Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan
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