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
Map
Bourbriac is located in France
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

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