Carentoir
Karantoer | |
|---|---|
 The church of Saint Marcoul, in Carentoir | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Carentoir | |
Carentoir Carentoir | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2026–32) | David Naël1 |
Area 1 | 72.87 km2 (28.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 3,232 |
| • Density | 44.35/km2 (114.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 3,232 | +0.35% |
| Source: INSEE5 | ||
Inhabitants of Carentoir are called in French Carentoriens.
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- INSEE commune file
- Arrêté préfectoral 25 October 2016 (in French)
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
External links
- Official site (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)