Scaër

Scaër Skaer
Commune
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Scaër
Scaër Scaër
Coordinates:48°01′41″N3°42′03″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Moëlan-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	CAQuimperlé Communauté
Government
• Mayor(2020–2026)	Jean-Yves Le Goff
Area 1	117.58 km2(45.40 sq mi)
Population (2021)	5,223
• Density	44/km2(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)
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Scaër(French pronunciation:[skɛʁ];Breton:Skaer) is acommunein theFinistèredepartmentofBrittanyin north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Scaër are called in FrenchScaërois.Scaër's population peaked at 7,838 in 1946 and has since declined to 5,245 in 2020. This represents a 33% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 4,035 — 1800 4,567 +1.79% 1806 3,598 −3.90% 1821 3,460 −0.26% 1831 3,676 +0.61% 1836 3,937 +1.38% 1841 4,005 +0.34% 1846 4,156 +0.74% 1851 4,304 +0.70% 1856 4,343 +0.18% 1861 4,278 −0.30% 1866 4,471 +0.89% 1872 4,394 −0.29% 1876 4,747 +1.95% 1881 4,891 +0.60% 1886 5,403 +2.01% 1891 5,686 +1.03% 1896 5,939 +0.87%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 6,243 +1.00% 1906 6,565 +1.01% 1911 6,676 +0.34% 1921 6,581 −0.14% 1926 6,697 +0.35% 1931 7,118 +1.23% 1936 7,402 +0.79% 1946 7,838 +0.57% 1954 7,204 −1.05% 1962 7,176 −0.05% 1968 6,999 −0.42% 1975 6,556 −0.93% 1982 5,968 −1.33% 1990 5,555 −0.89% 1999 5,267 −0.59% 2009 5,244 −0.04% 2014 5,382 +0.52% 2020 5,245 −0.43%
Source: EHESSand INSEE (1968–2019)

Geography

Scaër, encompassing 11,758 hectares, is the most spread-out city inFinistèreand the third inBrittany.Scaër is located 30.5 km (19.0 mi) east ofQuimperand 40 km (25 mi) northwest ofLorient.Historically, Scaër belongs toCornouaille.

Neighbouring communes

Scaër is border byGuiscriffto the east, byLeuhanandRoudouallecto the north, byTourc'hto the west and byRospordenandBannalecto the south.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning theBreton languagethroughYa d'ar brezhonegon 20 March 2007.

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

See also

• The Cavalcade of Scaër
• Communes of the Finistère department

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)