Bourbriac

Summary

Bourbriac (French pronunciation: [buʁbʁijak]; Breton: Boulvriag; Gallo: Bólbriac) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Bourbriac
Boulvriag
The town centre of Bourbriac
The town centre of Bourbriac
Coat of arms of Bourbriac
Location of Bourbriac
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Bourbriac
Bourbriac
Bourbriac is located in Brittany
Bourbriac
Bourbriac
Coordinates: 48°28′26″N 3°11′14″W / 48.4738°N 3.1872°W / 48.4738; -3.1872
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonCallac
IntercommunalityGuingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claudine Guillou[1]
Area
1
71.86 km2 (27.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,126
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22013 /22390
Elevation111–308 m (364–1,010 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Inhabitants of Bourbriac are called in French Briacins.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,048—    
1800 2,977−0.34%
1806 3,096+0.66%
1821 3,398+0.62%
1831 3,613+0.62%
1836 3,825+1.15%
1841 4,111+1.45%
1846 4,282+0.82%
1851 4,533+1.15%
1856 4,205−1.49%
1861 4,190−0.07%
1866 4,421+1.08%
1872 4,454+0.12%
1876 4,509+0.31%
1881 4,337−0.77%
1886 4,346+0.04%
1891 4,188−0.74%
1896 4,087−0.49%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,134+0.23%
1906 4,326+0.91%
1911 4,306−0.09%
1921 3,696−1.52%
1926 4,059+1.89%
1931 3,801−1.30%
1936 3,565−1.27%
1946 3,354−0.61%
1954 3,049−1.18%
1962 2,837−0.90%
1968 2,663−1.05%
1975 2,458−1.14%
1982 2,294−0.98%
1990 2,293−0.01%
1999 2,299+0.03%
2007 2,352+0.29%
2012 2,354+0.02%
2017 2,271−0.72%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Breton language edit

In 2007, 9.7% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[5] In 2008, 9.09% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[citation needed]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bourbriac, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links edit

  • Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  • Official website   (in French)