Le Faou

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Le Faou
Ar Faou
Commune
Old house in Le Faou
Old house in Le Faou
Coat of arms of Le Faou
Coat of arms
Location of Le Faou
Le Faou is located in France
Le Faou
Le Faou
Coordinates: 48°17′36″N 4°10′39″W / 48.2933°N 4.1775°W / 48.2933; -4.1775Coordinates: 48°17′36″N 4°10′39″W / 48.2933°N 4.1775°W / 48.2933; -4.1775
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonPont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
IntercommunalityPresqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Geneviève Tanguy
Area
1
11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
1,735
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29053 /29590
Elevation3–151 m (9.8–495.4 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Faou (Breton: Ar Faou) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population[]

Inhabitants of Le Faou are called in French Faouistes.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793825—    
1800682−17.3%
1806768+12.6%
1821863+12.4%
1831877+1.6%
1836915+4.3%
1841975+6.6%
1846935−4.1%
18511,103+18.0%
18561,084−1.7%
18611,150+6.1%
18661,271+10.5%
YearPop.±%
18721,239−2.5%
18761,276+3.0%
18811,234−3.3%
18861,320+7.0%
18911,369+3.7%
18961,288−5.9%
19011,241−3.6%
19061,297+4.5%
19111,321+1.9%
19211,259−4.7%
19261,112−11.7%
19311,094−1.6%
YearPop.±%
19361,168+6.8%
19461,195+2.3%
19541,186−0.8%
19621,268+6.9%
19681,313+3.5%
19751,510+15.0%
19821,554+2.9%
19901,522−2.1%
19991,571+3.2%
20081,786+13.7%
20111,716−3.9%

Events[]

The commune contains the village of Rumengol, location of a major religious Pardon on August 15 every year.

Breton language[]

In 2008, 12% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links[]


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