Scaër

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Scaër
Skaer
Scaër coat of arms
Scaër (France)
Scaër
region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Moëlan-sur-Mer
Community association Quimperlé Community
Coordinates 48 ° 2 ′  N , 3 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 2 ′  N , 3 ° 42 ′  W
height 65-242 m
surface 117.58 km 2
Residents 5,380 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 46 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 29390
INSEE code 29274
Website http://www.ville-scaer.fr/

Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )
Menhir Saint-Jean

Scaër ( Breton Skaer ) is a French municipality with 5380 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Finistère in the region of Brittany . Quimper , the capital of Cornouaille, is 30 kilometers to the west, Brest 70 kilometers to the northwest and Paris about 460 kilometers to the east. At Quimperlé and Pont-Aven , the next departures are on European route 60 ( Nantes -Brest) and there are regional train stations in Quimperlé, Bannalec and Rosporden . In Lorient , Brest and Rennes are regional airports .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2010 2017
Residents 7176 6999 6556 6968 5555 5267 5290 5380
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Sainte-Candide church
  • Notre-Dame de Pencern chapel
  • Plaskaër Chapel
  • Saint-Adrien Chapel
  • Saint-Guénolé chapel
  • Saint-Paul Chapel
  • Menhir Saint-Jean

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Scaër

  • Sainte-Candide church

  • Notre-Dame de Penvern Chapel

  • Plaskaër Chapel

  • Saint-Adrien Chapel

  • Saint-Guénolé chapel

  • Saint-Paul Chapel

  • Menhir Saint-Jean

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 1510-1519.

Web links

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