Guilligomarc'h
Commune in Brittany, France
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Guilligomarc'h (Breton: Gwelegouarc'h) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Guilligomarc'h
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The chapel of Saint-Eloi, in Guilligomarc'h | |
 Location of Guilligomarc'h | |
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| Coordinates: 47°56′13″N 3°24′52″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Quimperlé |
| Intercommunality | CA Quimperlé Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Follic[1] |
Area 1 | 22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 803 |
| • Density | 35.3/km2 (91.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29071 /29300 |
| Elevation | 22–148 m (72–486 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Guilligomarc'h are called in French Guillogomarc'hois.
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Geography
Guilligomarc'h is located in southeastern part of Finistère department, 13 km (8.1 mi) northeast of Quimperlé and 21 km (13 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, the village belongs to Vannetais. The river Ellé forms the commune's western border and the river Scorff its eastern border. Apart from the village centre, there are about seventy hamlets.
Neighboring communes
Map
List of hamlets
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History
The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1624.
Gallery
The town hall.
Sach castle.
Saint Eloi's chapel.
Saint Julien's chapel.
Thatched roof cottage in Saint-Eloi hamlet.
Old house in Saint Coal hamlet.
