Lannilis

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

Lannilis Lanniliz
Commune
The Chateau of Kerouartz
Coat of arms
Location of Lannilis
Lannilis Lannilis
Coordinates: 48°34′15″N 4°31′08″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Plabennec
Intercommunality	Plabennec et des Abers
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-François Tréguer
Area ^1	23.52 km^2 (9.08 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,592
• Density	240/km^2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29117 /29870
Elevation	0–58 m (0–190 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Lannilis are called in French Lannilisiens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,471 —     1800 3,112 +25.9% 1806 3,315 +6.5% 1821 2,866 −13.5% 1831 3,179 +10.9% 1836 3,094 −2.7% 1841 3,124 +1.0% 1846 3,361 +7.6% 1851 3,430 +2.1% 1856 3,386 −1.3% 1861 3,326 −1.8% 1866 3,318 −0.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 3,318 +0.0% 1876 3,270 −1.4% 1881 3,225 −1.4% 1886 3,231 +0.2% 1891 3,323 +2.8% 1896 3,363 +1.2% 1901 3,406 +1.3% 1906 3,553 +4.3% 1911 3,591 +1.1% 1921 3,312 −7.8% 1926 3,527 +6.5% 1931 3,550 +0.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 3,430 −3.4% 1946 3,750 +9.3% 1954 3,432 −8.5% 1962 3,612 +5.2% 1968 3,556 −1.6% 1975 3,686 +3.7% 1982 3,939 +6.9% 1990 4,272 +8.5% 1999 4,475 +4.8% 2008 5,086 +13.7%

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 27 June 2008.

In 2008, 33.17% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[2]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)