Carentoir Explained

Carentoir
Native Name:Karantoer
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Carentoir (Morbihan).svg
Coordinates:47.8175°N -2.1331°W
Insee:56033
Postal Code:56910
Arrondissement:Vannes
Canton:Guer
Mayor:Claude Jouen[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:7
Elevation Max M:109
Area Km2:72.87

Carentoir (in French pronounced as /kaʁɑ̃twaʁ/; Breton: Karantoer) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[2] On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Quelneuc was merged into Carentoir.[3] It is where the entertainment company Ubisoft was founded.

Population

Inhabitants of Carentoir are called in French Carentoriens.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maires du Morbihan. 7 July 2020. Préfecture du Morbihan.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM56033-carentoir INSEE commune file
  3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2016/10/25/INTB1634016A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral