Guiscriff

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Guiscriff
Gwiskri
Commune
The parish church in Guiscriff
The parish church in Guiscriff
Location of Guiscriff
Map
Guiscriff is located in France
Guiscriff
Guiscriff
Guiscriff is located in Brittany
Guiscriff
Guiscriff
Coordinates: 48°03′02″N 3°38′39″W / 48.0506°N 3.6442°W / 48.0506; -3.6442
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityRoi Morvan Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Renée Courtel[1]
Area
1
85.46 km2 (33.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,053
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56081 /56560
Elevation70–237 m (230–778 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guiscriff (French pronunciation: [ɡiskʁif]; Breton: Gwiskri) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Guiscriff are called Guiscrivites. Guiscriff's population peaked at 5,896 in 1921 and declined to 2,081 in 2020. This represents a 65% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,786—    
1800 2,695−0.47%
1806 2,500−1.24%
1831 2,786+0.43%
1836 3,153+2.51%
1841 3,016−0.88%
1846 3,418+2.53%
1851 3,570+0.87%
1856 3,396−0.99%
1861 3,452+0.33%
1866 3,531+0.45%
1872 3,558+0.13%
1876 3,724+1.15%
1881 3,754+0.16%
1886 3,894+0.73%
1891 4,330+2.15%
1896 4,594+1.19%
1901 4,060−2.44%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 4,972+4.14%
1911 5,380+1.59%
1921 5,896+0.92%
1926 5,525−1.29%
1931 5,182−1.27%
1936 5,063−0.46%
1946 5,034−0.06%
1954 4,222−2.17%
1962 3,740−1.50%
1968 3,377−1.69%
1975 2,931−2.00%
1982 2,734−0.99%
1990 2,529−0.97%
1999 2,394−0.61%
2009 2,339−0.23%
2014 2,228−0.97%
2020 2,081−1.13%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (2009–2020)[5]

Geography

Historically, the village belongs to Cornouaille. The village centre is located 21 km (13 mi) north of Quimperlé and 35 km (22 mi) east of Quimper.

History

Coat of arms of the Toultenoutre, lords of Penehoc in Guiscriff.

Church and chapels

  • The parish church
    The parish church
  • Chapel Saint Maudé
    Chapel Saint Maudé
  • Chapel Saint Eloi
    Chapel Saint Eloi
  • Chapel Saint Antoine
    Chapel Saint Antoine
  • Chapel Saint Tugdual
    Chapel Saint Tugdual

See also

References

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Commune de Guiscriff (56081), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Guiscriff, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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