Berrien, Finistère

Berrien Berrien
The main road in the village
Coat of arms
Berrien
Location within Brittany region  Berrien
Coordinates: 48°24′18″N 3°45′02″W / 48.4050°N 3.7506°WCoordinates: 48°24′18″N 3°45′02″W / 48.4050°N 3.7506°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Huelgoat
Intercommunality	Monts d'Arrée
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Paul Quéméner
Area^1	56.42 km^2 (21.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	944
• Density	17/km^2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	29007 / 29690
Elevation	92–355 m (302–1,165 ft)
^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.

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

Population

Inhabitants of Berrien are called Berriennois in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,867	—
1800	1,693	−9.3%
1806	1,949	+15.1%
1821	2,039	+4.6%
1831	2,211	+8.4%
1836	2,400	+8.5%
1841	2,540	+5.8%
1846	2,670	+5.1%
1851	2,117	−20.7%
1856	2,033	−4.0%
1861	2,069	+1.8%
1866	2,100	+1.5%
1872	2,076	−1.1%
1876	2,187	+5.3%
1881	2,195	+0.4%
1886	2,128	−3.1%
1891	2,235	+5.0%
1896	2,254	+0.9%
1901	2,388	+5.9%
1906	2,488	+4.2%
1911	2,393	−3.8%
1921	2,321	−3.0%
1926	2,300	−0.9%
1931	2,135	−7.2%
1936	2,032	−4.8%
1946	1,840	−9.4%
1954	1,538	−16.4%
1962	1,331	−13.5%
1968	1,179	−11.4%
1975	1,069	−9.3%
1982	1,018	−4.8%
1990	1,005	−1.3%
1999	940	−6.5%
2008	944	+0.4%

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique

References

• INSEE

• Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
• INSEE commune file

External links

• French Ministry of Culture list for Berrien (French)