Rosporden
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Quimper | |
| Canton | Rosporden | |
| Intercommunality | Concarneau-Cornouaille | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Christine Le Tennier | |
| Area1 | 57.37 km2 (22.15 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 7,026 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29241 / 29140 | |
| Elevation | 25–171 m (82–561 ft) | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Rosporden (Breton: Rosporden) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
The small city specializes in the manufacture of "chouchen", a version of mead native to Brittany, and is known as the Capital of Chouchen.
Population
Inhabitants of Rosporden are called in French Rospordinois.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 749 | — |
| 1800 | 765 | +2.1% |
| 1806 | 768 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 867 | +12.9% |
| 1831 | 927 | +6.9% |
| 1836 | 1,006 | +8.5% |
| 1841 | 1,033 | +2.7% |
| 1846 | 1,048 | +1.5% |
| 1851 | 1,186 | +13.2% |
| 1856 | 1,229 | +3.6% |
| 1861 | 1,242 | +1.1% |
| 1866 | 1,284 | +3.4% |
| 1872 | 1,213 | −5.5% |
| 1876 | 1,325 | +9.2% |
| 1881 | 1,539 | +16.2% |
| 1886 | 1,742 | +13.2% |
| 1891 | 1,847 | +6.0% |
| 1896 | 2,069 | +12.0% |
| 1901 | 2,197 | +6.2% |
| 1906 | 2,360 | +7.4% |
| 1911 | 2,450 | +3.8% |
| 1921 | 2,386 | −2.6% |
| 1926 | 2,438 | +2.2% |
| 1931 | 2,464 | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 2,594 | +5.3% |
| 1946 | 2,887 | +11.3% |
| 1954 | 2,876 | −0.4% |
| 1962 | 3,416 | +18.8% |
| 1968 | 3,378 | −1.1% |
| 1975 | 7,082 | +109.7% |
| 1982 | 6,735 | −4.9% |
| 1990 | 6,485 | −3.7% |
| 1999 | 6,442 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | 7,026 | +9.1% |
See also
References
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French)
External links
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- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Rosporden (French)
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