Pont-Scorff
Encyclopedia
Pont-Scorff 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.
Scorvipontains or Scorffipontais.
on February 22 2008.
In 2008, there was 8,74% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Morbihan
Morbihan
Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:...
department of Brittany in north-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
It takes its name from the River Scorff
Scorff
The Scorff River flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast in Lorient.The Scorff rises north of Langoëlan, in the Morbihan department, and flows through the towns of Guémené-sur-Scorff and Pont-Scorff. From there its bed enlarges to form a ria, submitted to the...
, which flows through the town.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Pont-Scorff are called in FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Scorvipontains or Scorffipontais.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhonegYa d'ar brezhoneg
Ya d'ar brezhoneg is a campaign launched by the Ofis ar Brezhoneg in order to stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, western France. In the first phase, started on 5 October 2001, civil society was targeted. Over 560 enterprises and organisations have signed the...
on February 22 2008.
In 2008, there was 8,74% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.