Guilers
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Guilers Gwiler-Leon |
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The church of Saint-Valentin, in Guilers
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Coordinates: 48°25′31″N 4°33′24″W / 48.4253°N 4.5567°WCoordinates: 48°25′31″N 4°33′24″W / 48.4253°N 4.5567°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Brittany | |
Department | Finistère | |
Arrondissement | Brest | |
Canton | Brest-Cavale-Blanche-Bohars-Guilers | |
Intercommunality | Brest Métropole Océane | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre Ogor | |
Area1 | 18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 7,350 | |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 29069 / 29820 | |
Elevation | 0–96 m (0–315 ft) | |
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. |
Guilers (Breton: Gwiler-Leon) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population[edit]
Inhabitants of Guilers are called in French Guilériens.
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 1,200 | — |
1800 | 1,175 | −2.1% |
1806 | 1,184 | +0.8% |
1821 | 1,231 | +4.0% |
1831 | 1,281 | +4.1% |
1836 | 1,437 | +12.2% |
1841 | 1,451 | +1.0% |
1846 | 1,556 | +7.2% |
1851 | 1,667 | +7.1% |
1856 | 1,702 | +2.1% |
1861 | 1,751 | +2.9% |
1866 | 1,802 | +2.9% |
1872 | 1,734 | −3.8% |
1876 | 1,748 | +0.8% |
1881 | 1,594 | −8.8% |
1886 | 2,105 | +32.1% |
1891 | 1,910 | −9.3% |
1896 | 1,821 | −4.7% |
1901 | 1,917 | +5.3% |
1906 | 2,206 | +15.1% |
1911 | 2,188 | −0.8% |
1921 | 1,982 | −9.4% |
1926 | 1,996 | +0.7% |
1931 | 2,008 | +0.6% |
1936 | 2,053 | +2.2% |
1946 | 1,968 | −4.1% |
1954 | 2,161 | +9.8% |
1962 | 1,846 | −14.6% |
1968 | 1,879 | +1.8% |
1975 | 4,678 | +149.0% |
1982 | 6,686 | +42.9% |
1990 | 6,785 | +1.5% |
1999 | 6,948 | +2.4% |
2008 | 7,350 | +5.8% |
Breton language[edit]
In 2008, 7.02% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guilers. |
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Guilers (French)
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