Scrignac (French pronunciation: [skʁiɲak]; Breton: Skrigneg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Scrignac
Skrigneg
The main square in Scrignac, in 2010
The main square in Scrignac, in 2010
Location of Scrignac
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Scrignac is located in France
Scrignac
Scrignac
Scrignac is located in Brittany
Scrignac
Scrignac
Coordinates: 48°26′01″N 3°40′34″W / 48.4336°N 3.6761°W / 48.4336; -3.6761
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonCarhaix-Plouguer
IntercommunalityMonts d'Arrée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Georges Morvan[1]
Area
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70.94 km2 (27.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
747
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29275 /29640
Elevation86–281 m (282–922 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Inhabitants of Scrignac are called in French Scrignaciens.

 
A marriage celebration with 2,100 people at Scrignac in 1912
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,016—    
1800 2,048+0.23%
1806 2,190+1.12%
1821 2,164−0.08%
1831 2,586+1.80%
1836 2,652+0.51%
1841 2,767+0.85%
1846 2,891+0.88%
1851 2,890−0.01%
1856 2,812−0.55%
1861 2,947+0.94%
1866 3,103+1.04%
1872 3,056−0.25%
1876 3,130+0.60%
1881 3,085−0.29%
1886 3,120+0.23%
1891 3,140+0.13%
1896 3,256+0.73%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,651+2.32%
1906 3,825+0.94%
1911 3,832+0.04%
1921 3,511−0.87%
1926 3,386−0.72%
1931 3,208−1.07%
1936 2,869−2.21%
1946 2,558−1.14%
1954 2,111−2.37%
1962 1,946−1.01%
1968 1,687−2.35%
1975 1,405−2.58%
1982 1,222−1.97%
1990 1,005−2.41%
1999 883−1.43%
2007 817−0.97%
2012 805−0.30%
2017 757−1.22%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Scrignac, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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