Guilers

Guilers (French pronunciation: [ɡilɛʁ]; Breton: Gwiler-Leon) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Guilers
Gwiler-Leon
Commune
The church of Saint-Valentin, in Guilers
The church of Saint-Valentin, in Guilers
Coat of arms of Guilers
Coat of arms
Location of Guilers
Guilers is located in France
Guilers
Guilers
Guilers is located in Brittany
Guilers
Guilers
Coordinates: 48°25′31″N 4°33′24″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonBrest-4
IntercommunalityBrest Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Ogor[1]
Area
1
18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
8,119
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29069 /29820
Elevation0–96 m (0–315 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 Guilers are called in French Guilériens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,200—    
1800 1,175−0.30%
1806 1,184+0.13%
1821 1,231+0.26%
1831 1,281+0.40%
1836 1,437+2.32%
1841 1,451+0.19%
1846 1,556+1.41%
1851 1,667+1.39%
1856 1,702+0.42%
1861 1,751+0.57%
1866 1,802+0.58%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1872 1,734−0.64%
1876 1,748+0.20%
1881 1,594−1.83%
1886 2,105+5.72%
1891 1,910−1.93%
1896 1,821−0.95%
1901 1,917+1.03%
1906 2,206+2.85%
1911 2,188−0.16%
1921 1,982−0.98%
1926 1,996+0.14%
1931 2,008+0.12%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1936 2,053+0.44%
1946 1,968−0.42%
1954 2,161+1.18%
1962 1,846−1.95%
1968 1,879+0.30%
1975 4,678+13.92%
1982 6,686+5.23%
1990 6,785+0.18%
1999 6,956+0.28%
2007 7,290+0.59%
2012 7,703+1.11%
2017 7,981+0.71%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Breton language

In 2008, 7.02% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Guilers, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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