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
Bei
The town hall in Baye
The town hall in Baye
Location of Baye
Baye is located in France
Baye
Baye
Baye is located in Brittany
Baye
Baye
Coordinates: 47°51′29″N 3°36′12″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonQuimperlé
IntercommunalityCA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pascal Bozec[1]
Area
1
7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,281
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29005 /29300
Elevation13–70 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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 380    
1800 400+0.74%
1806 347−2.34%
1831 402+0.59%
1836 482+3.70%
1841 495+0.53%
1846 547+2.02%
1851 527−0.74%
1856 492−1.37%
1861 524+1.27%
1866 590+2.40%
1872 529−1.80%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1876 530+0.05%
1881 543+0.49%
1886 600+2.02%
1891 625+0.82%
1896 619−0.19%
1901 649+0.95%
1906 615−1.07%
1911 587−0.93%
1921 540−0.83%
1926 551+0.40%
1931 549−0.07%
1936 544−0.18%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1946 503−0.78%
1954 452−1.33%
1962 438−0.39%
1968 414−0.93%
1975 547+4.06%
1982 781+5.22%
1990 895+1.72%
1999 922+0.33%
2008 1,104+2.02%
2013 1,139+0.63%
2019 1,239+1.41%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2019)[4]

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

Topographic map.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Baye, EHESS (in French).
  4. , INSEE


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