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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Scaër |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Quimperlé |
| Mayor | Paulette Pérez (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 65–242 m (213–794 ft) |
| Land area1 | 117.58 km2 (45.40 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,198 (2008) |
| - Density | 44 /km2 (110 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29274/ 29390 |
| 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. | |
Scaër (Breton: Skaer) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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Inhabitants of Scaër are called in French Scaërois.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 4,035 | — |
| 1800 | 4,567 | +13.2% |
| 1806 | 3,598 | −21.2% |
| 1821 | 3,460 | −3.8% |
| 1831 | 3,676 | +6.2% |
| 1836 | 3,937 | +7.1% |
| 1841 | 4,005 | +1.7% |
| 1846 | 4,156 | +3.8% |
| 1851 | 4,304 | +3.6% |
| 1856 | 4,343 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 4,278 | −1.5% |
| 1866 | 4,471 | +4.5% |
| 1872 | 4,394 | −1.7% |
| 1876 | 4,747 | +8.0% |
| 1881 | 4,891 | +3.0% |
| 1886 | 5,403 | +10.5% |
| 1891 | 5,686 | +5.2% |
| 1896 | 5,939 | +4.4% |
| 1901 | 6,243 | +5.1% |
| 1906 | 6,565 | +5.2% |
| 1911 | 6,676 | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 6,581 | −1.4% |
| 1926 | 6,697 | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 7,118 | +6.3% |
| 1936 | 7,402 | +4.0% |
| 1946 | 7,838 | +5.9% |
| 1954 | 7,204 | −8.1% |
| 1962 | 7,176 | −0.4% |
| 1968 | 6,999 | −2.5% |
| 1975 | 6,556 | −6.3% |
| 1982 | 5,968 | −9.0% |
| 1990 | 5,555 | −6.9% |
| 1999 | 5,275 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | 5,198 | −1.5% |
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on March 20, 2007.
In 2008, 11.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]