Pleyber-Christ

Pleyber-Christ (Breton: Pleiber-Krist) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Pleyber-Christ Pleiber-Krist
Commune
Town square and parish close
Location of Pleyber-Christ
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Coordinates: 48°30′20″N 3°52′27″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Morlaix
Intercommunality	Morlaix Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Thierry Piriou
Area ^1	45.47 km^2 (17.56 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,139
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29163 /29410
^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 Pleyber-Christ are called in French Pleybériens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,806 —     1800 3,023 +7.7% 1806 2,891 −4.4% 1821 3,017 +4.4% 1831 3,087 +2.3% 1836 3,062 −0.8% 1841 3,133 +2.3% 1846 3,166 +1.1% 1851 3,292 +4.0% 1856 3,430 +4.2% 1861 3,221 −6.1% 1866 3,393 +5.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 3,468 +2.2% 1876 3,454 −0.4% 1881 3,412 −1.2% 1886 3,319 −2.7% 1891 3,351 +1.0% 1896 3,238 −3.4% 1901 3,028 −6.5% 1906 2,968 −2.0% 1911 2,894 −2.5% 1921 2,797 −3.4% 1926 2,613 −6.6% 1931 2,384 −8.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 2,298 −3.6% 1946 2,191 −4.7% 1954 2,093 −4.5% 1962 2,157 +3.1% 1968 2,187 +1.4% 1975 2,525 +15.5% 1982 2,812 +11.4% 1990 2,828 +0.6% 1999 2,790 −1.3% 2008 3,051 +9.4%

Breton language

In 2008, 7.05% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[1]

Twinning

Pleyber-Christ was twinned with Lostwithiel in Cornwall, UK in 1979. The people in the Twinning Associations of both towns usually meet up every year, alternating between Lostwithiel and Pleyber-Christ.[2]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Roland Doré sculptor
• Pleyber-Christ Parish close

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. https://www.lostwithiel.org.uk/about-the-town/twin-town-pleyber-christ/

External links

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