Guidel

Guidel (French pronunciation: ​[gidɛl]; Breton: Gwidel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Guidel

Gwidel
Commune
The beach at Guidel, and the Laïta
Coat of arms
Location of Guidel
Guidel
Guidel
Coordinates: 47°47′29″N 3°29′14″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonGuidel
IntercommunalityLorient Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Daniel[1]
Area
1
52.29 km2 (20.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
11,550
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56078 /56520
Elevation0–70 m (0–230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Guidel are called in French Guidélois.

Cemetery

The communal cemetery, containing 108 tombs from the World War II, has been listed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[3] 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 March the 27th of 2007.

In 2008, there was 6,44% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[4]

Ponds of Petit and Grand Loc'h

See also

References
  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. (in English) CWGG: Guidel communal cemetery
  4. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue


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