Saint-Yvi (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ivi]; before September 2005: Saint-Yvy,[3] Breton: Sant-Ivi) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.[4]
Saint-Yvi
Sant-Ivi | |
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 The church of Our Lady, in Saint-Yvi | |
Location of Saint-Yvi  | |
  Saint-Yvi  Saint-Yvi | |
| Coordinates: 47°58′05″N 3°56′01″W / 47.9681°N 3.9336°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Concarneau |
| Intercommunality | Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Pagnard[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.05 km2 (10.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,339 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29272 /29140 |
| Elevation | 26–161 m (85–528 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
Inhabitants of Saint-Yvi are called in French Saint-Yviens. The population has been increasing quickly since the year 1975.
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Geography edit
Saint-Yvi is located 13 km (8.1 mi) east of Quimper. Historically, the town belongs to Cornouaille. The river Jet forms its northern border.
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Décret n° 2005-1155 du 12 septembre 2005 portant changement de nom de communes". Légifrance (in French).
- ^ Commune de Saint-Yvi (29272), INSEE (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Yvi, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Yvi.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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