Bannalec

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Banna lec
Banaleg
Commune
The parish church of Our Lady of Folgoët, in Bannalec
The parish church of Our Lady of Folgoët, in Bannalec
Coat of arms of Banna lec
Coat of arms
Location of Banna lec
Banna lec is located in France
Banna lec
Banna lec
Coordinates: 47°56′00″N 3°41′45″W / 47.9333°N 3.6958°W / 47.9333; -3.6958Coordinates: 47°56′00″N 3°41′45″W / 47.9333°N 3.6958°W / 47.9333; -3.6958
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonMoëlan-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityQuimperlé Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Le Roux
Area
1
77.51 km2 (29.93 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
5,663
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29004 /29380
Elevation22–172 m (72–564 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.

Bannalec (French pronunciation: ​[banalɛk]; Breton: Banaleg) is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.[2]

Population[]

Inhabitants of Bannalec are called Bannalécois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1800 4,396—    
1821 4,363−0.8%
1831 4,183−4.1%
1836 4,377+4.6%
1841 4,264−2.6%
1846 4,372+2.5%
1851 4,174−4.5%
1856 4,425+6.0%
1861 4,313−2.5%
1866 4,611+6.9%
1872 4,390−4.8%
1876 4,787+9.0%
1881 5,042+5.3%
1886 5,259+4.3%
1891 5,890+12.0%
1896 5,910+0.3%
YearPop.±%
1901 6,040+2.2%
1906 6,141+1.7%
1911 6,138−0.0%
1921 6,170+0.5%
1926 6,323+2.5%
1931 6,159−2.6%
1936 6,067−1.5%
1946 6,098+0.5%
1954 5,511−9.6%
1962 5,369−2.6%
1968 5,235−2.5%
1975 5,023−4.0%
1982 4,975−1.0%
1990 4,840−2.7%
1999 4,806−0.7%
2008 5,226+8.7%

Breton language[]

In 2008, 7.91% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[3]

See also[]

Bannalec is twinned with the Irish town of Castleisland.

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Commune de Bannalec (29004), INSEE
  3. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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