Briec
Brieg
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Briec
Coat of arms
Location of Briec
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Briec is located in France
Briec
Briec
Briec is located in Brittany
Briec
Briec
Coordinates: 48°06′10″N 3°59′50″W / 48.1028°N 3.9972°W / 48.1028; -3.9972
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonBriec
IntercommunalityQuimper Bretagne Occidentale
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thomas Férec[1]
Area
1
67.87 km2 (26.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,808
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29020 /29510
Elevation44–225 m (144–738 ft)
WebsiteOfficial website
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Briec (French pronunciation: [bʁijɛk], 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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List of mayors

International relations

Briec is twinned with:

Population

Inhabitants of Briec are called in French Briecois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,106—    
1800 4,521+1.38%
1806 3,495−4.20%
1821 4,191+1.22%
1831 4,481+0.67%
1836 4,592+0.49%
1841 5,149+2.32%
1846 5,310+0.62%
1851 5,493+0.68%
1856 5,437−0.20%
1861 5,493+0.21%
1866 5,726+0.83%
1872 5,592−0.39%
1876 5,906+1.38%
1881 5,875−0.11%
1886 6,175+1.00%
1891 6,413+0.76%
1896 4,765−5.77%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,067−3.12%
1906 4,403+1.60%
1911 4,436+0.15%
1921 4,367−0.16%
1926 4,199−0.78%
1931 3,935−1.29%
1936 4,072+0.69%
1946 3,848−0.56%
1954 3,647−0.67%
1962 3,425−0.78%
1968 3,436+0.05%
1975 3,744+1.23%
1982 4,587+2.94%
1990 4,546−0.11%
1999 4,603+0.14%
2007 5,174+1.47%
2012 5,497+1.22%
2017 5,630+0.48%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Breton language

In 2008, 7.77% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Briec, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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