Carentoir
Karantoer
The church of Saint Marcoul, in Carentoir
The church of Saint Marcoul, in Carentoir
Coat of arms of Carentoir
Location of Carentoir
Carentoir is located in France
Carentoir
Carentoir
Carentoir is located in Brittany
Carentoir
Carentoir
Coordinates: 47°49′03″N 2°07′59″W / 47.8175°N 2.1331°W / 47.8175; -2.1331
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonGuer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Claude Jouen[1]
Area
1
72.87 km2 (28.14 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
3,043
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56033 /56910
Elevation7–109 m (23–358 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carentoir (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃twaʁ]; Breton: Karantoer) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Quelneuc was merged into Carentoir.[4] It is where the entertainment company Ubisoft was founded.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,025    
1975 2,967−0.28%
1982 3,137+0.80%
1990 3,025−0.45%
1999 3,029+0.01%
2007 3,256+0.91%
2012 3,283+0.17%
2017 3,165−0.73%
Source: INSEE[5]

Inhabitants of Carentoir are called in French Carentoriens.

See also

References

  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. Arrêté préfectoral 25 October 2016 (in French)
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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