Cléguer

Commune in Brittany, France

Cléguer Kleger
Commune
Location of Cléguer
(2020–2026)		Alain Nicolazo^[1]
Area ¹	32.15 km² (12.41 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	3,348
• Density	100/km² (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56040 /56620
Elevation	2–107 m (6.6–351.0 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cléguer (French pronunciation: [klegɛʁ]; Breton: Kleger) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,798	—
1975	1,922	+0.96%
1982	2,946	+6.29%
1990	3,009	+0.26%
1999	3,061	+0.19%
2007	3,305	+0.96%
2012	3,291	−0.08%
2017	3,323	+0.19%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Inhabitants of Cléguer are called in French Cléguerois.

Geography

The town lies in the valley of the river Scorff. The river Scorff forms the commune's western border. The town centre is located 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, Cléguer belongs to Vannetais.

Map

Topographic map

References

^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cléguer.

Official site (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)