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Commune in Brittany, France
Hillion Hilion
Commune
The Pointe du Grouin, at HillionThe Pointe du Grouin, at Hillion
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Location of Hillion
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Coordinates: 48°30′51″N 2°40′03″W / 48.5142°N 2.6675°W / 48.5142; -2.6675
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonTrégueux
IntercommunalitySaint-Brieuc Armor
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Annie Guennou
Area24.76 km (9.56 sq mi)
Population4,304
 • Density170/km (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code22081 /22120
Elevation0–86 m (0–282 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hillion (French pronunciation: [iljɔ̃] ; Breton: Helion; Gallo: Hilion) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Economy

Mussel farming is an important activity since 10% of French mussels, about 3 000 to 4 000 tons are produced in Hillion. The species are Mytilus galloprovincialis, adapted to the climate, and Mytilus edulis. Each year, the festival "La fete de la moule" (mussels festival) is held in August in the mussels farm.

Population

Inhabitants of Hillion are called hillionnais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,773—    
1800 1,627−1.22%
1806 1,857+2.23%
1821 2,430+1.81%
1831 2,518+0.36%
1836 2,527+0.07%
1841 2,700+1.33%
1846 2,873+1.25%
1851 2,748−0.89%
1856 2,708−0.29%
1861 2,710+0.01%
1866 2,649−0.45%
1872 2,553−0.61%
1876 2,638+0.82%
1881 2,648+0.08%
1886 2,666+0.14%
1891 2,644−0.17%
1896 2,723+0.59%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,589−1.00%
1906 2,473−0.91%
1911 2,317−1.29%
1921 2,029−1.32%
1926 1,971−0.58%
1931 1,953−0.18%
1936 1,950−0.03%
1946 1,957+0.04%
1954 2,006+0.31%
1962 2,122+0.71%
1968 2,235+0.87%
1975 2,858+3.58%
1982 3,232+1.77%
1990 3,591+1.33%
1999 3,786+0.59%
2007 4,031+0.79%
2012 4,049+0.09%
2017 4,137+0.43%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Hillion, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department


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