Bourg-Blanc
Bourg-Blanc (Breton: Ar Vourc'h-Wenn) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Bourg-Blanc Ar Vourc'h-Wenn | |
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 A general view of Bourg-Blanc | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bourg-Blanc 
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  Bourg-Blanc  Bourg-Blanc | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′01″N 4°30′13″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Plabennec |
| Intercommunality | Plabennec et des Abers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Bernard Gibergues |
| Area 1 | 28.31 km2 (10.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,568 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29015 /29860 |
| Elevation | 25–98 m (82–322 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 Bourg-Blanc are called Blanc-Bourgeois in French.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,444 | — |
| 1800 | 1,561 | +8.1% |
| 1806 | 1,617 | +3.6% |
| 1821 | 1,746 | +8.0% |
| 1831 | 1,729 | −1.0% |
| 1836 | 1,768 | +2.3% |
| 1841 | 1,831 | +3.6% |
| 1846 | 1,841 | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 1,920 | +4.3% |
| 1856 | 1,867 | −2.8% |
| 1861 | 1,848 | −1.0% |
| 1866 | 1,824 | −1.3% |
| 1872 | 1,761 | −3.5% |
| 1876 | 1,808 | +2.7% |
| 1881 | 1,826 | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 1,767 | −3.2% |
| 1891 | 1,708 | −3.3% |
| 1896 | 1,666 | −2.5% |
| 1901 | 1,684 | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 1,712 | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 1,762 | +2.9% |
| 1921 | 1,610 | −8.6% |
| 1926 | 1,593 | −1.1% |
| 1931 | 1,626 | +2.1% |
| 1936 | 1,651 | +1.5% |
| 1946 | 1,699 | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 1,675 | −1.4% |
| 1962 | 1,682 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1,784 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 2,290 | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 2,659 | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 2,971 | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 3,077 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3,268 | +6.2% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French);
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bourg-Blanc. |
- Official website (in French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Bourg-Blanc (in French)
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