Sizun

Sizun (French pronunciation: ​[sizœ̃]; Breton: Sizun) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Sizun
Commune
Arc de Triomphe in Sizun
Coat of arms
Location of Sizun
Sizun Sizun
Coordinates: 48°24′21″N 4°04′34″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Landivisiau
Intercommunality	Pays de Landivisiau
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Breton
Area 1	58.14 km2 (22.45 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	2,289
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29277 /29450
Elevation	61–382 m (200–1,253 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 Sizun are called in French Sizuniens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,888 —     1800 2,899 +0.4% 1806 2,887 −0.4% 1821 3,156 +9.3% 1831 3,638 +15.3% 1836 3,650 +0.3% 1841 3,758 +3.0% 1846 3,843 +2.3% 1851 3,900 +1.5% 1856 3,945 +1.2% 1861 3,960 +0.4% 1866 3,875 −2.1% 1872 3,716 −4.1% 1876 3,861 +3.9% 1881 3,879 +0.5% 1886 3,808 −1.8% 1891 3,702 −2.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 3,577 −3.4% 1901 3,685 +3.0% 1906 3,661 −0.7% 1911 3,528 −3.6% 1921 3,343 −5.2% 1926 3,121 −6.6% 1931 2,969 −4.9% 1936 2,830 −4.7% 1946 2,608 −7.8% 1954 2,396 −8.1% 1962 2,201 −8.1% 1968 2,025 −8.0% 1975 1,787 −11.8% 1982 1,765 −1.2% 1990 1,728 −2.1% 1999 1,850 +7.1% 2008 2,216 +19.8%

Breton language

In 2008, 19.74% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
• Sizun Parish close

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)