Briec

Briec
Brieg

Town hall

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Briec

Coordinates: 48°06′10″N 3°59′50″W / 48.1028°N 3.9972°W / 48.1028; -3.9972Coordinates: 48°06′10″N 3°59′50″W / 48.1028°N 3.9972°W / 48.1028; -3.9972
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Briec
Intercommunality Pays Glazik
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jean-Hubert Pétillon
Area1 67.87 km2 (26.20 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 5,244
  Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
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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List of mayors

International relations

Population

Inhabitants of Briec are called in French Briecois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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

In 2008, 7.77% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]

See also

References

  1. (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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