Baye (French pronunciation: [bɛj]; Breton: Bei) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.

Baye
Bei
The town hall in Baye
The town hall in Baye
Location of Baye
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Baye is located in France
Baye
Baye
Baye is located in Brittany
Baye
Baye
Coordinates: 47°51′29″N 3°36′12″W / 47.8581°N 3.6033°W / 47.8581; -3.6033
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonQuimperlé
IntercommunalityCA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Bozec[1]
Area
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7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,325
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29005 /29300
Elevation13–70 m (43–230 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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In French the inhabitants of Baye are known as Bayois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 380—    
1800 400+0.74%
1806 347−2.34%
1831 402+0.59%
1836 482+3.70%
1841 495+0.53%
1846 547+2.02%
1851 527−0.74%
1856 492−1.37%
1861 524+1.27%
1866 590+2.40%
1872 529−1.80%
1876 530+0.05%
1881 543+0.49%
1886 600+2.02%
1891 625+0.82%
1896 619−0.19%
1901 649+0.95%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 615−1.07%
1911 587−0.93%
1921 540−0.83%
1926 551+0.40%
1931 549−0.07%
1936 544−0.18%
1946 503−0.78%
1954 452−1.33%
1962 438−0.39%
1968 414−0.93%
1975 547+4.06%
1982 781+5.22%
1990 895+1.72%
1999 912+0.21%
2009 1,122+2.09%
2014 1,141+0.34%
2020 1,281+1.95%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2020)[4]

Geography

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Baye is located in the southeast of Finistère, 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Quimperlé, 21.5 km (13.4 mi) northwest of Lorient and 40 km (25 mi) east of Quimper. Historically, Baye belongs to Cornouaille.

Topographic map.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  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 Baye, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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