Saint-Thurien, Finistère
Saint-Thurien (Breton: Sant-Turian) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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 The town hall in Saint-Thurien | |
Location of Saint-Thurien 
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| Coordinates: 47°57′36″N 3°37′21″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Quimperlé |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Quimperlé |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Bruno Baffre |
| Area 1 | 21.41 km2 (8.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,032 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29269 /29380 |
| Elevation | 22–166 m (72–545 ft) |
| 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 Saint-Thurien are called in French Thuriennois.
| Year | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 |
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| Population | 1088 | 1115 | 1115 | 1125 | 1091 | 1115 | 1200 | 1158 | 1219 | 1266 |
| Year | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 |
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| Population | 1423 | 1512 | 1656 | 1679 | 1705 | 1791 | 1742 | 1627 | 1568 | 1509 |
| Year | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1403 | 1264 | 1201 | 1054 | 967 | 925 | 883 | 843 | 882 |
International relations
Since 1995, it is twinned with the village of Kilmacow in County Kilkenny, Ireland 
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See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Entry on sculptor of Saint Thurien war memorial Jean Joncourt
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Kilmacow twinning at the Official Official Co. Kilkenny Web Site
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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