Roscanvel (French pronunciation: [ʁɔskɑ̃vɛl]; Breton: Roskañvel) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Roscanvel
Roskañvel | |
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 Roscanvel view of the roadstead of Brest in 2008 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Roscanvel  | |
  Roscanvel  Roscanvel | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′02″N 4°32′50″W / 48.3172°N 4.5472°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Crozon |
| Intercommunality | Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Gourvez[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.08 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 823 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29238 /29570 |
| Elevation | 0–78 m (0–256 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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 613 | — |
| 1975 | 574 | −0.93% |
| 1982 | 697 | +2.81% |
| 1990 | 740 | +0.75% |
| 1999 | 787 | +0.69% |
| 2009 | 919 | +1.56% |
| 2014 | 846 | −1.64% |
| 2020 | 830 | −0.32% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Roscanvel are called in French Roscanvelistes.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Roscanvel.
- Official website (in French)
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