Cléguer

{{short description|Commune in Brittany, France}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Cléguer

|native name = Kleger

|commune status = Commune

|image = 018 Cléguer Château de Meslien.jpg

|caption = Château de Meslien.

|coordinates = {{coord|47.855|-3.3828|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 56040

|postal code = 56620

|arrondissement = Lorient

|canton = Guidel

|mayor = Alain Nicolazo{{cite web|url=https://www.morbihan.gouv.fr/content/download/45068/325032/file/Maires%20du%20Morbihan%202020%20-%20250.pdf|title=Maires du Morbihan|date=7 July 2020|publisher=Préfecture du Morbihan}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Lorient Agglomération

|elevation min m = 2

|elevation max m = 107

|area km2 = 32.15

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Cléguer ({{IPA|fr|klegɛʁ}}; {{langx|br|Kleger}}) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56040-cleguer INSEE commune file]

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-56040#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = left

|1968 |1798

|1975 |1922

|1982 |2946

|1990 |3009

|1999 |3061

|2007 |3305

|2012 |3291

|2017 |3323

}}

Inhabitants of Cléguer are called in French Cléguerois.

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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 {{convert|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Lorient. Historically, Cléguer belongs to Vannetais.

Map

{{wide image|Cléguer_opentopomap.png|400px|Topographic map}}

See also

References

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