Cléguer

Cléguer Kleger
Commune
Château de Meslien.
Location of Cléguer
Cléguer Cléguer
Coordinates: 47°51′18″N 3°22′58″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Guidel
Intercommunality	Lorient Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Nicolazo
Area 1	32.15 km2 (12.41 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,348
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56040 /56620
Elevation	2–107 m (6.6–351.0 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cléguer (French pronunciation: [klegɛʁ]; Breton: Kleger) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,798	—
1975	1,922	+0.96%
1982	2,946	+6.29%
1990	3,009	+0.26%
1999	3,061	+0.19%
2007	3,305	+0.96%
2012	3,291	−0.08%
2017	3,323	+0.19%
Source: INSEE

Inhabitants of Cléguer are called in French Cléguerois.

Geography

The town lies in the valley of the river Scorff. The river Scorff forms the commune's western border. The town centre is located 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, Cléguer belongs to Vannetais.

Map

Topographic map

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

• Official site (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)