Dirinon

Dirinon (French pronunciation: [diʁinɔ̃]; Breton: Dirinonn) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

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Commune
The road into Dirinon, from the south-west
Coat of arms
Location of Dirinon
Dirinon Dirinon
Coordinates: 48°23′52″N 4°16′07″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guillaume Bodenez
Area 1	33.02 km2 (12.75 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,203
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29045 /29460
Elevation	1–179 m (3.3–587.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Dirinon are called in French Dirinonais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,534 —     1800 970 −6.34% 1806 1,698 +9.78% 1821 1,629 −0.28% 1831 1,670 +0.25% 1836 1,733 +0.74% 1841 1,745 +0.14% 1846 1,716 −0.33% 1851 1,766 +0.58% 1856 1,650 −1.35% 1861 1,638 −0.15% 1866 1,711 +0.88% 1872 1,658 −0.52% 1876 1,656 −0.03% 1881 1,614 −0.51% 1886 1,605 −0.11% 1891 1,518 −1.11% 1896 1,504 −0.19%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,503 −0.01% 1906 1,504 +0.01% 1911 1,432 −0.98% 1921 1,350 −0.59% 1926 1,311 −0.58% 1931 1,358 +0.71% 1936 1,280 −1.18% 1946 1,236 −0.35% 1954 1,120 −1.22% 1962 1,080 −0.45% 1968 1,010 −1.11% 1975 1,218 +2.71% 1982 1,799 +5.73% 1990 2,024 +1.48% 1999 2,342 +1.63% 2007 2,455 +0.59% 2012 2,385 −0.58% 2017 2,261 −1.06%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Dirinon Parish close
• List of the works of the Maître de Guimiliau

External links

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