Guidel
| Guidel Gwidel | ||
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The beach at Guidel, and the Laïta | ||
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  Guidel | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Guidel | ||
| Coordinates: 47°47′29″N 3°29′14″W / 47.7914°N 3.4872°WCoordinates: 47°47′29″N 3°29′14″W / 47.7914°N 3.4872°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Lorient | |
| Canton | Pont-Scorff | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lorient | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008—2014) | François Aubertin | |
| Area1 | 52.29 km2 (20.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 9,156 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56078 / 56520 | |
| Elevation | 0–70 m (0–230 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Guidel (Breton: Gwidel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
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.[1] 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.[2]
See also
- Communes of the Morbihan department
- Hortense Clémentine Tanvet Sculptor of war memorial
References
- ↑ (English) CWGG: Guidel communal cemetery
- ↑ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guidel. |
- Official site (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Guidel (French)
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