Hanvec

Hanvec (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃vɛk]; Breton: Hañveg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Hanvec Hañveg
Commune
The Church of Saint-Pierre, in Hanvec
Location of Hanvec
Hanvec Hanvec
Coordinates: 48°19′39″N 4°09′31″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Cyrille
Area 1	59.11 km2 (22.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,035
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29078 /29460
Elevation	0–320 m (0–1,050 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 Hanvec are called in French Hanvécois.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,235 —     1800 2,341 +0.66% 1806 2,216 −0.91% 1821 2,604 +1.08% 1831 2,888 +1.04% 1836 2,723 −1.17% 1841 2,763 +0.29% 1846 3,067 +2.11% 1851 3,251 +1.17% 1856 3,158 −0.58% 1861 3,118 −0.25% 1866 3,350 +1.45% 1872 3,088 −1.35% 1876 3,164 +0.61% 1881 3,082 −0.52% 1886 3,116 +0.22% 1891 3,090 −0.17% 1896 3,020 −0.46%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,888 −0.89% 1906 2,866 −0.15% 1911 2,865 −0.01% 1921 2,585 −1.02% 1926 2,649 +0.49% 1931 2,581 −0.52% 1936 2,557 −0.19% 1946 2,186 −1.56% 1954 1,912 −1.66% 1962 1,716 −1.34% 1968 1,555 −1.63% 1975 1,318 −2.33% 1982 1,374 +0.60% 1990 1,474 +0.88% 1999 1,605 +0.95% 2007 1,916 +2.24% 2012 1,969 +0.55% 2017 2,025 +0.56%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

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

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)