Rosporden
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Rosporden |
| Intercommunality | Concarneau-Cornouaille |
| Mayor | Gilbert Monfort (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 25–171 m (82–561 ft) |
| Land area1 | 57.37 km2 (22.15 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 7,026 (2008) |
| - Density | 122 /km2 (320 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29241/ 29140 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 47°57′41″N 3°50′01″W / 47.9614°N 3.8336°W
Rosporden (Breton: Rosporden) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
The small city specializes in the manufacture of "chouchen," a version of mead native to Bretagne, and is known as "The Capital of Chouchen."
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Population [edit]
Inhabitants of Rosporden are called in French Rospordinois.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 749 | — |
| 1800 | 765 | +2.1% |
| 1806 | 768 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 867 | +12.9% |
| 1831 | 927 | +6.9% |
| 1836 | 1,006 | +8.5% |
| 1841 | 1,033 | +2.7% |
| 1846 | 1,048 | +1.5% |
| 1851 | 1,186 | +13.2% |
| 1856 | 1,229 | +3.6% |
| 1861 | 1,242 | +1.1% |
| 1866 | 1,284 | +3.4% |
| 1872 | 1,213 | −5.5% |
| 1876 | 1,325 | +9.2% |
| 1881 | 1,539 | +16.2% |
| 1886 | 1,742 | +13.2% |
| 1891 | 1,847 | +6.0% |
| 1896 | 2,069 | +12.0% |
| 1901 | 2,197 | +6.2% |
| 1906 | 2,360 | +7.4% |
| 1911 | 2,450 | +3.8% |
| 1921 | 2,386 | −2.6% |
| 1926 | 2,438 | +2.2% |
| 1931 | 2,464 | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 2,594 | +5.3% |
| 1946 | 2,887 | +11.3% |
| 1954 | 2,876 | −0.4% |
| 1962 | 3,416 | +18.8% |
| 1968 | 3,378 | −1.1% |
| 1975 | 7,082 | +109.7% |
| 1982 | 6,735 | −4.9% |
| 1990 | 6,485 | −3.7% |
| 1999 | 6,442 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | 7,026 | +9.1% |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French)
External links [edit]
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Rosporden (French)
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