Briec
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Coordinates: 48°06′10″N 3°59′50″W / 48.1028°N 3.9972°WCoordinates: 48°06′10″N 3°59′50″W / 48.1028°N 3.9972°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Brittany | |
Department | Finistère | |
Arrondissement | Quimper | |
Canton | Briec | |
Intercommunality | Pays Glazik | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Hubert Pétillon | |
Area1 | 67.87 km2 (26.20 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 5,244 | |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 29020 / 29510 | |
Elevation | 44–225 m (144–738 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Briec (formerly Briec-de-l'Odet), (Breton: Brieg ) is a commune in the Finistère department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.
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Sights[edit]
- Saint-Pierre parish church, 15th century
- Chapelle de la Madeleine, 16th century
- Chapelle de Sainte-Cécile 16th century
- Chapelle Notre-Dame d'Illijour 19th century
- Chapelle Saint-Venec 16th century
- Chapelle Saint-Égarec 16th century
- Chapelle Saint-Sébastien 16th century
- Chapelle Saint-Corentin 16th century
List of mayors[edit]
- Jean-Hubert Pétillon 2014
- Jean-Paul Le Pann 2001/2014
- Joseph Bernard 1989/2001
- François Rolland 1981/1989
- Pierre Stephan 1959/1981
- Yves Le Page 1945/1959
- Jean Pennarun 1941/1945
- Hervé Merour 1929/1941
- Pierre Kerbourc'h 1925/1929
- Jean Pennarun 1919/1925
- Michel Croissant 1908/1919
- Jean Pennarun 1906/1908
- Michel Croissant 1904/1906
- Hervé Le Gac 1882/1904
- Pierre Dandurand 1878/1882
- Jean Bozec 1857/1878
- Jean Rolland 1855/1857
- Jean Kerbourch 1848/1855
- Hervé Le Berre 1827/1848
- François CreachcadicC 1806/1827
- Yves Le Gougay 1803/1806
- Jean Le Louet 1801/1803
- Le Hénaff 1796/1801
- Le Gougay 1794/1796
- François Ducap 1793/1794
- Yves Le Grand 01-1793/07-1793
- Henry Hémon 01-1792/01-1793
- Jean Pennanech 11-1791/12-1791
International relations[edit]
Population[edit]
Inhabitants of Briec are called in French Briecois.
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 4,106 | — |
1800 | 4,521 | +10.1% |
1806 | 3,495 | −22.7% |
1821 | 4,191 | +19.9% |
1831 | 4,481 | +6.9% |
1836 | 4,592 | +2.5% |
1841 | 5,149 | +12.1% |
1846 | 5,310 | +3.1% |
1851 | 5,493 | +3.4% |
1856 | 5,437 | −1.0% |
1861 | 5,493 | +1.0% |
1866 | 5,726 | +4.2% |
1872 | 5,592 | −2.3% |
1876 | 5,906 | +5.6% |
1881 | 5,875 | −0.5% |
1886 | 6,175 | +5.1% |
1891 | 6,413 | +3.9% |
1896 | 4,765 | −25.7% |
1901 | 4,067 | −14.6% |
1906 | 4,403 | +8.3% |
1911 | 4,436 | +0.7% |
1921 | 4,367 | −1.6% |
1926 | 4,199 | −3.8% |
1931 | 3,935 | −6.3% |
1936 | 4,072 | +3.5% |
1946 | 3,848 | −5.5% |
1954 | 3,647 | −5.2% |
1962 | 3,425 | −6.1% |
1968 | 3,436 | +0.3% |
1975 | 3,744 | +9.0% |
1982 | 4,587 | +22.5% |
1990 | 4,546 | −0.9% |
1999 | 4,602 | +1.2% |
2008 | 5,244 | +14.0% |
Breton language[edit]
In 2008, 7.77% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]
See also[edit]
- Communes of the Finistère department
- The Briec monument aux morts has sculpture by Pierre Charles Lenoir
- Listing of the works of the Maître de Laz.
References[edit]
- ^ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
External links[edit]
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