Scaër
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Scaër
|native name = Skaer
|commune status = Commune
|image = CAM 2084.jpg
|caption = Town hall
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Scaër (Finistère).svg
|coordinates = {{coord|48.0281|-3.7008|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 65
|elevation max m = 242
|INSEE = 29274
|postal code = 29390
|arrondissement = Quimper
|canton = Moëlan-sur-Mer
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Quimperlé Communauté
|area km2 = 117.58
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|image flag=Flag of Scaër.gif}}
Scaër ({{IPA|fr|skɛʁ}}; {{Langx|br|Skaer}}) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Scaër are called in French Scaërois. Scaër's population peaked at 7,838 in 1946 and has since declined to 5,245 in 2020. This represents a 33% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|35731|Scaër}} and INSEE (1968–2019)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-29274#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |4035
|1800 |4567
|1806 |3598
|1821 |3460
|1831 |3676
|1836 |3937
|1841 |4005
|1846 |4156
|1851 |4304
|1856 |4343
|1861 |4278
|1866 |4471
|1872 |4394
|1876 |4747
|1881 |4891
|1886 |5403
|1891 |5686
|1896 |5939
|1901 |6243
|1906 |6565
|1911 |6676
|1921 |6581
|1926 |6697
|1931 |7118
|1936 |7402
|1946 |7838
|1954 |7204
|1962 |7176
|1968 |6999
|1975 |6556
|1982 |5968
|1990 |5555
|1999 |5267
|2009 |5244
|2014 |5382
|2020 |5245
}}
Geography
Scaër, encompassing 11,758 hectares, is the most spread-out city in Finistère and the third in Brittany. Scaër is located {{convert|30.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Quimper and {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of Lorient. Historically, Scaër belongs to Cornouaille.
=Neighbouring communes=
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 20 March 2007.
In 2008, 11.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.{{in lang|fr}} Ofis ar Brezhoneg: [http://www.ofis-bzh.org/fr/services/observatoire/travaux.php?travail_id=83 Enseignement bilingue]
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Scaër}}
- [https://www.scaer.bzh Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{Search Mérimée|29274}}
- [http://www.amf29.asso.fr/ Mayors of Finistère Association] {{in lang|fr}}
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Category:Communes of Finistère
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