Bannalec

Bannalec
Banaleg

The parish church of Our Lady of Folgoët, in Bannalec

Coat of arms
Bannalec

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
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Bannalec
Intercommunality Pays de Quimperlé
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Yves André
Area1 77.51 km2 (29.93 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 5,226
  Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29004 / 29380
Elevation 22–172 m (72–564 ft)
Website Official website

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.

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

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%
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.[1]

See also

Bannalec is twinned with the Irish town of Castleisland.

References

  1. (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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