Tourch (Breton: Tourc'h) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Tourch
Tourc'h
The town hall in Tourch
The town hall in Tourch
Coat of arms of Tourch
Location of Tourch
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Tourch is located in France
Tourch
Tourch
Tourch is located in Brittany
Tourch
Tourch
Coordinates: 48°01′31″N 3°49′28″W / 48.0253°N 3.8244°W / 48.0253; -3.8244
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonConcarneau
IntercommunalityConcarneau Cornouaille Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Cotten[1]
Area
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19.70 km2 (7.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,007
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29281 /29140
Elevation118–216 m (387–709 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 Tourch are called in French Tourchois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 584—    
1800 905+6.46%
1806 600−6.62%
1821 630+0.33%
1831 758+1.87%
1836 776+0.47%
1841 760−0.42%
1846 752−0.21%
1851 727−0.67%
1856 767+1.08%
1861 825+1.47%
1866 830+0.12%
1872 862+0.63%
1876 960+2.73%
1881 994+0.70%
1886 1,024+0.60%
1891 1,034+0.19%
1896 1,077+0.82%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,132+1.00%
1906 1,167+0.61%
1911 1,224+0.96%
1921 1,206−0.15%
1926 1,210+0.07%
1931 1,185−0.42%
1936 1,168−0.29%
1946 1,174+0.05%
1954 1,070−1.15%
1962 1,029−0.49%
1968 996−0.54%
1975 935−0.90%
1982 891−0.69%
1990 820−1.03%
1999 836+0.21%
2007 905+1.00%
2012 1,001+2.04%
2017 1,026+0.49%
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 Tourch, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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