Crac'h

Summary

Crac'h (official French name: Crach, French pronunciation: [kʁak]) or Krac'h in Breton (Breton pronunciation: [krax]) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

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The church of Saint-Thuriau, in Crac'h
The church of Saint-Thuriau, in Crac'h
Coat of arms of Crac'h
Location of Crac'h
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Crac'h is located in Brittany
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Coordinates: 47°37′05″N 3°00′01″W / 47.6181°N 3.0003°W / 47.6181; -3.0003
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonAuray
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Loïc Bonnemains[1]
Area
1
30.54 km2 (11.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,422
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56046 /56950
Elevation0–44 m (0–144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,928—    
1975 2,001+0.53%
1982 2,535+3.44%
1990 2,762+1.08%
1999 3,030+1.03%
2007 3,260+0.92%
2012 3,285+0.15%
2017 3,339+0.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Crac'h are called in French Crachois and in Breton Krac'hiz.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

  • 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)