Bannalec
Bannalec
Banaleg | |
|---|---|
 The parish church of Our Lady of Folgoët, in Bannalec | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bannalec  | |
  Bannalec  Bannalec | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′00″N 3°41′45″W / 47.9333°N 3.6958°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Moëlan-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Quimperlé |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Yves André |
| Area 1 | 77.51 km2 (29.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 5,226 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29004 /29380 |
| Elevation | 22–172 m (72–564 ft) |
| Website | Official website |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bannalec (Breton: Banaleg) is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Bannalec are called Bannalécois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 4,396 | — |
| 1821 | 4,363 | −0.8% |
| 1831 | 4,183 | −4.1% |
| 1836 | 4,377 | +4.6% |
| 1841 | 4,264 | −2.6% |
| 1846 | 4,372 | +2.5% |
| 1851 | 4,174 | −4.5% |
| 1856 | 4,425 | +6.0% |
| 1861 | 4,313 | −2.5% |
| 1866 | 4,611 | +6.9% |
| 1872 | 4,390 | −4.8% |
| 1876 | 4,787 | +9.0% |
| 1881 | 5,042 | +5.3% |
| 1886 | 5,259 | +4.3% |
| 1891 | 5,890 | +12.0% |
| 1896 | 5,910 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 6,040 | +2.2% |
| 1906 | 6,141 | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 6,138 | −0.0% |
| 1921 | 6,170 | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 6,323 | +2.5% |
| 1931 | 6,159 | −2.6% |
| 1936 | 6,067 | −1.5% |
| 1946 | 6,098 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 5,511 | −9.6% |
| 1962 | 5,369 | −2.6% |
| 1968 | 5,235 | −2.5% |
| 1975 | 5,023 | −4.0% |
| 1982 | 4,975 | −1.0% |
| 1990 | 4,840 | −2.7% |
| 1999 | 4,806 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | 5,226 | +8.7% |
Breton language
In 2008, 7.91% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- François Bazin (sculptor) Sculptor monument to aviator
Bannalec is twinned with the Irish town of Castleisland.
References
- ^ Template:Fr icon Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bannalec.
- Official website Template:Fr icon
- French Ministry of Culture list for Bannalec Template:Fr icon
- www.bannalec.com
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