Saint-Yvi

Saint-Yvi
Sant-Ivi
Commune
The church of Our Lady, in Saint-Yvi
The church of Our Lady, in Saint-Yvi
Location of Saint-Yvi
Map
Saint-Yvi is located in France
Saint-Yvi
Saint-Yvi
Saint-Yvi is located in Brittany
Saint-Yvi
Saint-Yvi
Coordinates: 47°58′05″N 3°56′01″W / 47.9681°N 3.9336°W / 47.9681; -3.9336
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonConcarneau
IntercommunalityConcarneau Cornouaille Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Pagnard[1]
Area
1
27.05 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,339
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29272 /29140
Elevation26–161 m (85–528 ft)
Websitewww.saint-yvi.bzh
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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]

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Yvi are called in French Saint-Yviens. The population has been increasing quickly since the year 1975.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 780—    
1800 910+2.23%
1806 964+0.97%
1821 1,209+1.52%
1831 1,169−0.34%
1836 1,166−0.05%
1841 1,168+0.03%
1846 1,264+1.59%
1851 1,260−0.06%
1856 1,290+0.47%
1861 1,213−1.22%
1866 1,350+2.16%
1872 1,269−1.03%
1876 1,383+2.17%
1881 1,482+1.39%
1886 1,558+1.01%
1891 1,531−0.35%
1896 1,628+1.24%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,618−0.12%
1906 1,714+1.16%
1911 1,724+0.12%
1921 1,673−0.30%
1926 1,626−0.57%
1931 1,509−1.48%
1936 1,539+0.39%
1946 1,400−0.94%
1954 1,306−0.87%
1962 1,258−0.47%
1968 1,242−0.21%
1975 1,493+2.66%
1982 2,176+5.53%
1990 2,386+1.16%
1999 2,393+0.03%
2007 2,733+1.67%
2012 2,877+1.03%
2017 3,155+1.86%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968–2017)[6]

Geography

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.

Map

Topographic map

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Décret n° 2005-1155 du 12 septembre 2005 portant changement de nom de communes". Légifrance (in French).
  4. ^ Commune de Saint-Yvi (29272), INSEE (in French)
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Yvi, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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