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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Pont-Scorff |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lorient |
| Mayor | François Aubertin (2008—2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–70 m (0–230 ft) |
| Land area1 | 52.29 km2 (20.19 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 9,156 (1999) |
| - Density | 175 /km2 (450 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56078/ 56520 |
| 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. | |
Guidel (Breton: Gwidel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
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Inhabitants of Guidel are called in French Guidélois.
The communal cemetery, containing 108 tombs from the World War II, has been listed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[1] Most of the casualties were belonging to the Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force.
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on March the 27th of 2007.
In 2008, there was 6,44% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[2]