Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Pont-ar-Veuzenn-Kimerc'h | |
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 The modern town hall in Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch  | |
  Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch  Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′19″N 4°05′18″W / 48.2553°N 4.0883°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch |
| Intercommunality | Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Prigent[1] |
| Area 1 | 41.39 km2 (15.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,595 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29302 /29590 |
| Elevation | 0–278 m (0–912 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də bɥi lɛ kimɛʁ]; Breton: Pont-ar-Veuzenn-Kimerc'h) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] The commune was created in 1949 under the name Pont-de-Buis from parts of Le Faou, Quimerch and Saint-Ségal.[4] In 1965 it absorbed the former communes Logonna-Quimerch and Quimerch, and its name was changed to Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch.[5]
Population
[edit]Inhabitants of Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch are called in French Pontdebuisiens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,999 | — |
| 1975 | 3,916 | −0.30% |
| 1982 | 3,710 | −0.77% |
| 1990 | 3,373 | −1.18% |
| 1999 | 3,385 | +0.04% |
| 2007 | 3,715 | +1.17% |
| 2012 | 3,863 | +0.78% |
| 2017 | 3,792 | −0.37% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune de Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch (29302), INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions territoriales de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0044, 21 February 1965, pp. 1483-1485.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch.
- Official website
- 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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