Sizun

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

Sizun
Commune
Arc de Triomphe in Sizun
Coat of arms
Location of Sizun
Sizun Sizun
Coordinates: 48°24′21″N 4°04′34″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Landivisiau
Intercommunality	Pays de Landivisiau
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Pierre Breton
Area ^1	58.14 km^2 (22.45 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,265
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29277 /29450
Elevation	61–382 m (200–1,253 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 Sizun are called in French Sizuniens.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,888	—
1800	2,899	+0.4%
1806	2,887	−0.4%
1821	3,156	+9.3%
1831	3,638	+15.3%
1836	3,650	+0.3%
1841	3,758	+3.0%
1846	3,843	+2.3%
1851	3,900	+1.5%
1856	3,945	+1.2%
1861	3,960	+0.4%
1866	3,875	−2.1%
1872	3,716	−4.1%
1876	3,861	+3.9%
1881	3,879	+0.5%
1886	3,808	−1.8%
1891	3,702	−2.8%
1896	3,577	−3.4%
1901	3,685	+3.0%
1906	3,661	−0.7%
1911	3,528	−3.6%
1921	3,343	−5.2%
1926	3,121	−6.6%
1931	2,969	−4.9%
1936	2,830	−4.7%
1946	2,608	−7.8%
1954	2,396	−8.1%
1962	2,201	−8.1%
1968	2,025	−8.0%
1975	1,787	−11.8%
1982	1,765	−1.2%
1990	1,728	−2.1%
1999	1,850	+7.1%
2008	2,216	+19.8%

Breton language

In 2008, 19.74% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[2]

See also

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

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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)