Pont-Scorff

Pont-Scorff Paou-Skorn
The Scorff in Pont-Scorff
Coat of arms
Pont-Scorff
Location within Brittany region  Pont-Scorff
Coordinates: 47°50′06″N 3°24′07″W / 47.835°N 3.4019°WCoordinates: 47°50′06″N 3°24′07″W / 47.835°N 3.4019°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Pont-Scorff
Intercommunality	Pays de Lorient
Government
• Mayor (2008—2014)	Pierrik Névannen
Area^1	23.50 km^2 (9.07 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	2,623
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	56179 / 56620
Elevation	2–72 m (6.6–236.2 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.

Pont-Scorff (Breton: Pont-Skorf) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

It takes its name from the River Scorff, which flows through the town.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Pont-Scorff are called in French Scorvipontains or Scorffipontais.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on February 22 2008.

In 2008, there was 8,74% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.^[1]

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department
• Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer Sculptor statue of Fernand de Langle de Cary

References

• Mayors of Morbihan Association (French)
• INSEE commune file

1. (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

• French Ministry of Culture list for Pont-Scorff (French)
• Map of Pont-Scorff on Michelin (English)