Commana

Commana Kommanna
Mougau Gallery grave
Coat of arms
Commana
Location within Brittany region  Commana
Coordinates: 48°24′51″N 3°57′10″W / 48.4142°N 3.9528°WCoordinates: 48°24′51″N 3°57′10″W / 48.4142°N 3.9528°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Sizun
Intercommunality	Pays de Landivisiau
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Francis Estrabaud
Area^1	39.90 km^2 (15.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	1,064
• Density	27/km^2 (69/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	29038 / 29450
Elevation	104–372 m (341–1,220 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.

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

Population

Inhabitants of Commana are called in French Commanéens.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,664	—
1800	2,045	−23.2%
1806	2,332	+14.0%
1821	2,457	+5.4%
1831	2,670	+8.7%
1836	2,691	+0.8%
1841	2,881	+7.1%
1846	2,976	+3.3%
1851	2,781	−6.6%
1856	2,712	−2.5%
1861	2,763	+1.9%
1866	2,660	−3.7%
1872	2,645	−0.6%
1876	2,634	−0.4%
1881	2,546	−3.3%
1886	2,622	+3.0%
1891	2,625	+0.1%
1896	2,593	−1.2%
1901	2,608	+0.6%
1906	2,557	−2.0%
1911	2,414	−5.6%
1921	2,064	−14.5%
1926	2,035	−1.4%
1931	1,933	−5.0%
1936	1,849	−4.3%
1946	1,655	−10.5%
1954	1,480	−10.6%
1962	1,462	−1.2%
1968	1,370	−6.3%
1975	1,263	−7.8%
1982	1,153	−8.7%
1990	1,061	−8.0%
1999	988	−6.9%
2008	1,064	+7.7%

Breton language

In 2009, 45.1% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.^[1]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
• Roland Doré sculptor
• Commana Parish close

References

• INSEE

1. (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

• Mayors of Finistère Association (French);

External links

• Official website (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Commana (French)