Bannalec

Bannalec (Breton: Banaleg) is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.

Bannalec

Banaleg
Commune
The parish church of Our Lady of Folgoët, in Bannalec
Coat of arms
Location of Bannalec
Bannalec
Bannalec
Coordinates: 47°56′00″N 3°41′45″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonMoëlan-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityPays de Quimperlé
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Yves André
Area
1
77.51 km2 (29.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
5,659
 • 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.

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%
YearPop.±%
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%
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%
YearPop.±%
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.[2]

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See also

Bannalec is twinned with the Irish town of Castleisland.

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue


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