Berrien, Finistère

Berrien Berrien
Commune
The main road in the village
Coat of arms
Location of Berrien
Berrien Berrien
Coordinates: 48°24′18″N 3°45′02″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Carhaix-Plouguer
Intercommunality	Monts d'Arrée
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hubert Le Lann
Area 1	56.42 km2 (21.78 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	898
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29007 /29690
Elevation	92–355 m (302–1,165 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Berrien (Breton: Berrien) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Berrien are called Berriennois in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,867 —     1800 1,693 −9.3% 1806 1,949 +15.1% 1821 2,039 +4.6% 1831 2,211 +8.4% 1836 2,400 +8.5% 1841 2,540 +5.8% 1846 2,670 +5.1% 1851 2,117 −20.7% 1856 2,033 −4.0% 1861 2,069 +1.8% 1866 2,100 +1.5% 1872 2,076 −1.1% 1876 2,187 +5.3% 1881 2,195 +0.4% 1886 2,128 −3.1% 1891 2,235 +5.0% 1896 2,254 +0.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 2,388 +5.9% 1906 2,488 +4.2% 1911 2,393 −3.8% 1921 2,321 −3.0% 1926 2,300 −0.9% 1931 2,135 −7.2% 1936 2,032 −4.8% 1946 1,840 −9.4% 1954 1,538 −16.4% 1962 1,331 −13.5% 1968 1,179 −11.4% 1975 1,069 −9.3% 1982 1,018 −4.8% 1990 1,005 −1.3% 1999 940 −6.5% 2007 953 +1.4% 2012 967 +1.5% 2015 963 −0.4%

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association Archived 2021-03-18 at the Wayback Machine (in French);