Ergué-Gabéric

Ergué-Gabéric ; To Erge Vras
region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Fouesnant
Community association	Quimper Bretagne Occidentale
Coordinates	48 ° 0 ′ N , 4 ° 1 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 0 ′ N , 4 ° 1 ′ W
height	4–140 m
surface	39.87 km 2
Residents	8,208 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	206 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	29500
INSEE code	29051
Website	http://ergue-gaberic.fr
	; The town hall

Ergué-Gabéric ( Breton: An Erge Vras ) is a French commune with 8,208 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Finistère department in the Brittany region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Quimper and the canton of Fouesnant .

geography

The municipality is located in the urban center east of Quimper , in the Cornouaille countryside , about 50 kilometers southeast of Brest and 100 kilometers northwest of Vannes . Neighboring municipalities to Ergué-Gabéric are:

Briec in the north,
Landudal in the northeast,
Elliant in the east,
Saint-Yvi in the southeast
Saint-Évarzec in the south and
Quimper to the west.

The river Odet runs along the northern and western municipal boundaries and the Jet , which flows into the Odet in Quimper , to the south .

Transport links

The municipal area is well developed in terms of traffic due to its proximity to Quimper. It is supplied by the departmental roads D15 (from Quimper to Coray ) and D115 (from Quimper to Elliant). The national road N165 (from Brest to Vannes) also crosses the extreme southwest of the municipality. The railway line from Quimper to Lorient initially follows the valley of the River Jet. The Quimper-Cornouaille Airport is located on the other side of Quimper, in a distance of about ten kilometers.