Surzur

Surzur Surzhur
Coat of arms
Surzur
Location within Brittany region Surzur
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Vannes-Est
Intercommunality	Pays de Vannes
Government
• Mayor (2008—2014)	Marcel Le Nevé
Area1	57.29 km2 (22.12 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	2,434
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	56248 / 56450
Elevation	0–42 m (0–138 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.

Surzur (Breton: Surzhur) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany, in north-western France.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Surzur are called in French Surzurois.

Historical population of Surzur

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1 492	1 461	1 452	1 658	2 081	2 434	3 491
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Breton language

In 2008, there was 11,42% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

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

External links

• French Ministry of Culture list for Surzur (French)
• Map of Surzur on Michelin (English)