Rosnoën

Rosnoën (Breton: Rosloc'hen) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Rosnoën Rosloc'hen
Commune
Rosnoën seen from the summit of Ménez-Hom, with the Aulne river in the foreground
Location of Rosnoën
Rosnoën Rosnoën
Coordinates: 48°15′51″N 4°11′36″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Intercommunality	Aulne Maritime
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Mickaël Kernéis
Area ^1	33.70 km^2 (13.01 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	955
• Density	28/km^2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29240 /29590
Elevation	0–167 m (0–548 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 Rosnoën are called in French Rosnoënais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,277 —     1800 1,331 +4.2% 1806 1,341 +0.8% 1821 1,380 +2.9% 1831 1,509 +9.3% 1836 1,530 +1.4% 1841 1,652 +8.0% 1846 1,441 −12.8% 1851 1,789 +24.1% 1856 1,698 −5.1% 1861 1,768 +4.1% 1866 1,838 +4.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 1,731 −5.8% 1876 1,752 +1.2% 1881 1,679 −4.2% 1886 1,838 +9.5% 1891 1,670 −9.1% 1896 1,561 −6.5% 1901 1,537 −1.5% 1906 1,530 −0.5% 1911 1,608 +5.1% 1921 1,330 −17.3% 1926 1,340 +0.8% 1931 1,261 −5.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 1,203 −4.6% 1946 1,211 +0.7% 1954 1,019 −15.9% 1962 932 −8.5% 1968 812 −12.9% 1975 725 −10.7% 1982 692 −4.6% 1990 802 +15.9% 1999 835 +4.1% 2008 977 +17.0%

See also

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

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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)