Carentoir

Carentoir
Karantoer
Commune
The church of Saint Marcoul, in Carentoir

Coat of arms
Carentoir
Location within Brittany region
Carentoir
Coordinates: 47°49′03″N 2°07′59″W / 47.8175°N 2.1331°W / 47.8175; -2.1331Coordinates: 47°49′03″N 2°07′59″W / 47.8175°N 2.1331°W / 47.8175; -2.1331
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Vannes
Canton Guer
Government
  Mayor (2014—2020) Catherine Lamour
Area1 72.87 km2 (28.14 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 3,300
  Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 56033 /56910
Elevation 7–109 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Demographics

Inhabitants of Carentoir are called in French Carentoriens.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 25 October 2016 (in French)
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