Lesneven

Lesneven (Breton: Lesneven) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Lesneven
Commune
The church of Saint-Michel, in Lesneven
Coat of arms
Location of Lesneven
Lesneven
Lesneven
Coordinates: 48°34′20″N 4°18′53″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonLesneven
IntercommunalityPays de Lesneven et de la Côte des Légendes
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Claudie Balcon
Area
1
10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
7,311
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29124 /29260
Elevation14–79 m (46–259 ft)
Websitehttp://www.lesneven.bzh
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies 24 kilometres (15 miles) northeast of Brest, about 12 km (7 miles) from the English Channel in the middle of the Leon plateau.

History

Lesneven has its origins in the immigration from southwest Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries, and the name (Les-an-Even) means "court of Even" in Common Brittonic (Llys-Ifan in Welsh) after an alleged military leader of that period.[2] Lesneven was the castle-town controlling Léon during the Middle Ages. The castle is now gone, but many buildings of the 15th-18th centuries are still to be found in the centre. The Museum of Léon is here. The town now functions as a market and service centre for the surrounding rural district.

Population

Inhabitants of Lesneven are known in French as Lesneviens.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 3,200—    
1800 1,860−41.9%
1806 2,178+17.1%
1821 2,314+6.2%
1831 2,404+3.9%
1836 2,664+10.8%
1841 2,832+6.3%
1846 2,847+0.5%
1851 2,847+0.0%
1856 2,663−6.5%
1861 2,662−0.0%
1866 2,759+3.6%
YearPop.±%
1872 2,978+7.9%
1876 2,905−2.5%
1881 2,950+1.5%
1886 3,028+2.6%
1891 3,284+8.5%
1896 3,488+6.2%
1901 3,496+0.2%
1906 3,375−3.5%
1911 3,776+11.9%
1921 3,899+3.3%
1926 3,969+1.8%
1931 4,111+3.6%
YearPop.±%
1936 4,300+4.6%
1946 4,825+12.2%
1954 5,181+7.4%
1962 5,071−2.1%
1968 5,626+10.9%
1975 6,083+8.1%
1982 6,145+1.0%
1990 6,250+1.7%
1999 6,347+1.6%
2008 6,794+7.0%

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg 18 July 2007.

In 2008, 19.08% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[3]

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Lesneven is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Cotes des Legendes Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  4. "Oficiálne stránky mesta Kežmarok". kezmarok.sk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.


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