Commune in Brittany, France
Loperhet Loperc'hed | |
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Commune | |
The parish church of Sainte-Brigitte | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Loperhet | |
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Coordinates: 48°22′32″N 4°18′14″W / 48.3756°N 4.3039°W / 48.3756; -4.3039 | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Brest |
Canton | Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch |
Intercommunality | CA Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nathalie Godet |
Area | 20.31 km (7.84 sq mi) |
Population | 3,952 |
• Density | 190/km (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29140 /29470 |
Elevation | 0–162 m (0–531 ft) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Loperhet (French pronunciation: [lɔpeʁɛt]; also Lopérhet; Breton: Loperc'hed) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Loperhet are called in French Loperhétois.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,315 | — |
1975 | 1,411 | +1.01% |
1982 | 2,030 | +5.33% |
1990 | 2,941 | +4.74% |
1999 | 3,466 | +1.84% |
2007 | 3,530 | +0.23% |
2012 | 3,602 | +0.40% |
2017 | 3,760 | +0.86% |
Source: INSEE |
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 22 October 2008.
In 2008, 14.56% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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