Combrit (Breton: Kombrid) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Combrit
Kombrid
L'Abri du Marin, in Combrit
L'Abri du Marin, in Combrit
Coat of arms of Combrit
Location of Combrit
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Combrit is located in France
Combrit
Combrit
Combrit is located in Brittany
Combrit
Combrit
Coordinates: 47°53′16″N 4°09′32″W / 47.8878°N 4.1589°W / 47.8878; -4.1589
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonPlonéour-Lanvern
IntercommunalityPays Bigouden Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Loussouarn[1]
Area
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24.13 km2 (9.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,247
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29037 /29120
Elevation0–62 m (0–203 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Artists such as Lucien Simon and Alfred Marzin painted many pictures of the area.

Population

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Inhabitants of Combrit are called in French Combritois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,145—    
1800 1,392+2.83%
1806 1,340−0.63%
1821 1,516+0.83%
1831 1,617+0.65%
1836 1,640+0.28%
1841 1,623−0.21%
1846 1,696+0.88%
1851 1,616−0.96%
1856 1,650+0.42%
1861 1,778+1.51%
1866 1,836+0.64%
1872 1,870+0.31%
1876 2,108+3.04%
1881 2,354+2.23%
1886 2,390+0.30%
1891 2,421+0.26%
1896 2,553+1.07%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,630+0.60%
1906 2,641+0.08%
1911 2,760+0.89%
1921 2,730−0.11%
1926 2,628−0.76%
1931 2,574−0.41%
1936 2,442−1.05%
1946 2,479+0.15%
1954 2,292−0.98%
1962 2,262−0.16%
1968 2,233−0.21%
1975 2,302+0.44%
1982 2,495+1.16%
1990 2,673+0.87%
1999 3,165+1.89%
2007 3,440+1.05%
2012 3,731+1.64%
2017 4,092+1.86%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Breton language

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The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 29 May 2008.

Sights

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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 Combrit, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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