Guiscriff

Guiscriff (French pronunciation: [ɡiskʁif]; Breton: Gwiskri) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.

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Commune
The parish church in Guiscriff
Location of Guiscriff
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Coordinates: 48°03′02″N 3°38′39″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Roi Morvan Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Renée Courtel
Area 1	85.46 km2 (33.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,061
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56081 /56560
Elevation	70–237 m (230–778 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 Guiscriff are called Guiscrivites. Guiscriff's population peaked at 5,896 in 1921 and declined to 2,081 in 2020. This represents a 65% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,786 —     1800 2,695 −0.47% 1806 2,500 −1.24% 1831 2,786 0.43% 1836 3,153 2.51% 1841 3,016 −0.88% 1846 3,418 2.53% 1851 3,570 0.87% 1856 3,396 −0.99% 1861 3,452 0.33% 1866 3,531 0.45% 1872 3,558 0.13% 1876 3,724 1.15% 1881 3,754 0.16% 1886 3,894 0.73% 1891 4,330 2.15% 1896 4,863 1.19% 1901 4,060 −2.44%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 4,972 4.14% 1911 5,380 1.59% 1921 5,896 0.92% 1926 5,525 −1.29% 1931 5,182 −1.27% 1936 5,063 −0.46% 1946 5,034 −0.06% 1954 4,222 −2.17% 1962 3,740 −1.50% 1968 3,377 −1.69% 1975 2,931 −2.00% 1982 2,734 −0.99% 1990 2,529 −0.97% 1999 2,394 −0.61% 2009 2,339 −0.23% 2014 2,228 −0.97% 2020 2,081 −1.13%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (2009–2020)

Geography

Historically, the village belongs to Cornouaille. The village centre is located 21 km (13 mi) north of Quimperlé and 35 km (22 mi) east of Quimper.

History

Coat of arms of the Toultenoutre, lords of Penehoc in Guiscriff.

Gallery

Church and chapels

• 
  The parish church
• 
  Chapel Saint Maudé
• 
  Chapel Saint Eloi
• 
  Chapel Saint Antoine
• 
  Chapel Saint Tugdual

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)