Port-Launay (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ lonɛ]; Breton: Meilh-ar-Wern) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Port-Launay
Meilh-ar-Wern
Port-Launay and the river Aulne
Port-Launay and the river Aulne
Location of Port-Launay
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Port-Launay is located in France
Port-Launay
Port-Launay
Port-Launay is located in Brittany
Port-Launay
Port-Launay
Coordinates: 48°12′59″N 4°04′10″W / 48.2164°N 4.0694°W / 48.2164; -4.0694
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonCrozon
IntercommunalityPleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gaël Calvar[1]
Area
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2.00 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
396
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29222 /29150
Elevation2–86 m (6.6–282.2 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Inhabitants of Port-Launay are called in French Port-Launistes.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1841 778—    
1846 858+1.98%
1851 926+1.54%
1856 898−0.61%
1861 944+1.00%
1866 1,329+7.08%
1872 1,140−2.52%
1876 1,115−0.55%
1881 1,115+0.00%
1886 1,147+0.57%
1891 1,062−1.53%
1896 1,063+0.02%
1901 1,006−1.10%
1906 1,069+1.22%
1911 953−2.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1921 829−1.38%
1926 800−0.71%
1931 700−2.64%
1936 668−0.93%
1946 756+1.25%
1954 616−2.53%
1962 648+0.64%
1968 599−1.30%
1975 543−1.39%
1982 505−1.03%
1990 395−3.02%
1999 464+1.80%
2007 476+0.32%
2012 422−2.38%
2017 391−1.51%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Port-Launay, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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