Guidel

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Guidel
Gwidel
Guidel coat of arms
Guidel (France)
Guidel
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Guidel (main town)
Community association Lorient agglomeration
Coordinates 47 ° 47 ′  N , 3 ° 29 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 47 ′  N , 3 ° 29 ′  W
height 0-70 m
surface 52.29 km 2
Residents 11,550 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 221 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56520
INSEE code 56078
Website http://www.guidel56.com/

Guidel

Guidel ( bret. : Gwidel ) is a French municipality with 11,550 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Lorient and the canton of Guidel .

geography

Location of Guidel

Guidel lies on the Atlantic coast and is bounded in the west by the Laïta river , which also forms the border with the Finistere department . The municipality is bounded in the northeast by the Scaff river .

Guidel is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Clohars-Carnoët in the west and northwest, Quimperlé in the north, Gestel in the northeast, Quéven in the east and Plœmeur in the southeast.

Saint-Mathieu chapel

Attractions

  • Dolmens and menhirs as well as tumuli
  • Kergal, Kerhar and Locmaria archaeological sites
  • Saint-Mathieu de Guidel chapel, Gothic building from the 15th century, monument historique since 1934
  • Fort du Loch, fortification from 1756, historic monument since 1960
  • Manoir de Kerizouët from the 15th century
  • 15th century Château de Kerbastic

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Guidel

Away you hole
Petit and Grand Loc'h ponds

Community partnerships

Guidel maintains parish partnerships with the following parishes:

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 766-768.

Web links

Commons : Guidel  - collection of images, videos and audio files