Combrit

Combrit
Kombrid

L'Abri du Marin, in Combrit

Coat of arms
Combrit

Coordinates: 47°53′16″N 4°09′32″W / 47.8878°N 4.1589°W / 47.8878; -4.1589Coordinates: 47°53′16″N 4°09′32″W / 47.8878°N 4.1589°W / 47.8878; -4.1589
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Pont-l'Abbé
Intercommunality Pays Bigouden Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jacques Beaufils
Area1 24.13 km2 (9.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,469
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29037 / 29120
Elevation 0–62 m (0–203 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Combrit (Breton: Kombrid) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Artists such as Lucien Simon and Alfred Marzin painted many pictures of the area.

Population

Inhabitants of Combrit are called in French Combritois.

Historical population of Combrit
Year1793180018061821183118361841184618511856
Population1145139213401516161716401623169616161650
Year1861186618721876188118861891189619011906
Population1778183618702108235423902421255326302641
Year1911192119261931193619461954196219681975
Population2760273026282574244224792292226222332302
Year1982199019992008
Population2495267331653469

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on May 29, 2008.

Sights

See also

References

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