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Commune in Brittany, France
Loperhet Loperc'hed
Commune
The parish church of Sainte-BrigitteThe parish church of Sainte-Brigitte
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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
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonPont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nathalie Godet
Area20.31 km (7.84 sq mi)
Population3,952
 • Density190/km (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code29140 /29470
Elevation0–162 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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

 Communes of the Finistère department


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