Scaër

Scaër (Breton: Skaer) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Scaër Skaer
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Scaër
Scaër Scaër
Coordinates: 48°01′41″N 3°42′03″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Moëlan-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Pays de Quimperlé
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Yves Le Goff
Area ^1	117.58 km^2 (45.40 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,380
• Density	46/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29274 /29390
Elevation	65–242 m (213–794 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Scaër are called in French Scaërois.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 4,035 —     1800 4,567 +13.2% 1806 3,598 −21.2% 1821 3,460 −3.8% 1831 3,676 +6.2% 1836 3,937 +7.1% 1841 4,005 +1.7% 1846 4,156 +3.8% 1851 4,304 +3.6% 1856 4,343 +0.9% 1861 4,278 −1.5% 1866 4,471 +4.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 4,394 −1.7% 1876 4,747 +8.0% 1881 4,891 +3.0% 1886 5,403 +10.5% 1891 5,686 +5.2% 1896 5,939 +4.4% 1901 6,243 +5.1% 1906 6,565 +5.2% 1911 6,676 +1.7% 1921 6,581 −1.4% 1926 6,697 +1.8% 1931 7,118 +6.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 7,402 +4.0% 1946 7,838 +5.9% 1954 7,204 −8.1% 1962 7,176 −0.4% 1968 6,999 −2.5% 1975 6,556 −6.3% 1982 5,968 −9.0% 1990 5,555 −6.9% 1999 5,275 −5.0% 2008 5,198 −1.5%

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on March 20, 2007.

In 2008, 11.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[2]

See also

• The Cavalcade of Scaër
• Communes of the Finistère department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

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