Brennilis

Brennilis Brenniliz
Commune
The Saint-Michel reservoir in Brennilis
Brennilis Location within Brittany region Brennilis
Coordinates: 48°21′30″N 3°50′59″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Carhaix-Plouguer
Intercommunality	Yeun Elez
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Alexis Manac'h
Area1	18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	435
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29018 /29690
Elevation	149–278 m (489–912 ft)
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.

Brennilis (Breton: Brenniliz) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Brennilis are called Brennilisiens in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1886	897	—
1891	945	+5.4%
1896	965	+2.1%
1901	1,103	+14.3%
1906	1,142	+3.5%
1911	1,130	−1.1%
1921	1,070	−5.3%
1926	1,049	−2.0%
1931	1,024	−2.4%
1936	947	−7.5%
1946	832	−12.1%
1954	665	−20.1%
1962	615	−7.5%
1968	760	+23.6%
1975	654	−13.9%
1982	573	−12.4%
1990	439	−23.4%
1999	467	+6.4%
2008	435	−6.9%

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
• Roland Doré sculptor

References

• INSEE

• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French);

External links

• Official website (in French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Brennilis (in French)