Scaër
Scaër Skaer |
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Finistère | |
Arrondissement | Quimper | |
Canton | Moëlan-sur-Mer | |
Community association | Quimperlé Community | |
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 ) |
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
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 1510-1519.
Web links
Commons : Scaër - collection of images, videos and audio files