Pleyben

Pleyben (French pronunciation: [plɛbɛ̃]; Breton: Pleiben) is a commune in the Châteaulin arrondissement of Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The calvary in the churchyard dates from 1555.

Pleyben
Pleiben
Parish close
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Coat of arms of Pleyben
Location of Pleyben
Pleyben is located in France
Pleyben
Pleyben
Pleyben is located in Brittany
Pleyben
Pleyben
Coordinates: 48°13′36″N 3°58′05″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonBriec
IntercommunalityPleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Amélie Caro[1]
Area
1
76.04 km2 (29.36 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
3,579
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29162 /29190
Elevation14–176 m (46–577 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 Pleyben are called in French Pleybennois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,676    
1800 4,014+1.26%
1806 4,019+0.02%
1821 4,040+0.03%
1831 4,508+1.10%
1836 4,635+0.56%
1841 4,672+0.16%
1846 5,010+1.41%
1851 4,901−0.44%
1856 4,897−0.02%
1861 5,164+1.07%
1866 5,289+0.48%
1872 4,908−1.24%
1876 5,227+1.59%
1881 5,327+0.38%
1886 5,324−0.01%
1891 5,683+1.31%
1896 5,617−0.23%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 5,579−0.14%
1906 5,643+0.23%
1911 5,541−0.36%
1921 4,955−1.11%
1926 5,012+0.23%
1931 4,579−1.79%
1936 4,562−0.07%
1946 4,575+0.03%
1954 3,998−1.67%
1962 3,840−0.50%
1968 3,713−0.56%
1975 3,477−0.93%
1982 3,491+0.06%
1990 3,446−0.16%
1999 3,397−0.16%
2007 3,630+0.83%
2012 3,684+0.30%
2017 3,627−0.31%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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 Pleyben, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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