Bourg-Blanc (French pronunciation: [buʁ blɑ̃]; Breton: Ar Vourc'h-Wenn) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Bourg-Blanc
Ar Vourc'h-Wenn
A general view of Bourg-Blanc
A general view of Bourg-Blanc
Coat of arms of Bourg-Blanc
Location of Bourg-Blanc
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Bourg-Blanc is located in France
Bourg-Blanc
Bourg-Blanc
Bourg-Blanc is located in Brittany
Bourg-Blanc
Bourg-Blanc
Coordinates: 48°30′01″N 4°30′13″W / 48.5003°N 4.5036°W / 48.5003; -4.5036
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonPlabennec
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Gibergues[1]
Area
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28.31 km2 (10.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,542
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29015 /29860
Elevation25–98 m (82–322 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 Bourg-Blanc are called Blanc-Bourgeois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,444—    
1800 1,561+1.12%
1806 1,617+0.59%
1821 1,746+0.51%
1831 1,729−0.10%
1836 1,868+1.56%
1841 1,831−0.40%
1846 1,841+0.11%
1851 1,920+0.84%
1856 1,867−0.56%
1861 1,848−0.20%
1866 1,824−0.26%
1872 1,761−0.58%
1876 1,808+0.66%
1881 1,826+0.20%
1886 1,767−0.65%
1891 1,708−0.68%
1896 1,666−0.50%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,684+0.22%
1906 1,712+0.33%
1911 1,762+0.58%
1921 1,610−0.90%
1926 1,593−0.21%
1931 1,626+0.41%
1936 1,651+0.31%
1946 1,699+0.29%
1954 1,675−0.18%
1962 1,682+0.05%
1968 1,784+0.99%
1975 2,290+3.63%
1982 2,659+2.16%
1990 2,971+1.40%
1999 3,077+0.39%
2007 3,207+0.52%
2012 3,402+1.19%
2017 3,568+0.96%
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). 2 December 2020.
  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 Bourg-Blanc, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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