Baye, Finistère
Baye (French pronunciation: [bɛj]; Breton: Bei) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.
Baye
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 The town hall in Baye | |
Location of Baye | |
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| Coordinates: 47°51′29″N 3°36′12″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Quimperlé |
| Intercommunality | CA Quimperlé Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Bozec[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,281 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29005 /29300 |
| Elevation | 13–70 m (43–230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
In French the inhabitants of Baye are known as Bayois.
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Geography
Baye is located in the southeast of Finistère, 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Quimperlé, 21.5 km (13.4 mi) northwest of Lorient and 40 km (25 mi) east of Quimper. Historically, Baye belongs to Cornouaille.
Map
Gallery
The parish church..JPG.webp)
Mill in Baye.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Baye, EHESS (in French).
- , INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baye (Finistère).
- Mayors of Finistère Association Archived 2021-03-18 at the Wayback Machine (in French);
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