Lannilis (French pronunciation: [lanilis]; Breton: Lanniliz) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Lannilis are called in French Lannilisiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,471—    
1800 3,112+3.35%
1806 3,315+1.06%
1821 2,866−0.97%
1831 3,179+1.04%
1836 3,094−0.54%
1841 3,124+0.19%
1846 3,361+1.47%
1851 3,430+0.41%
1856 3,386−0.26%
1861 3,326−0.36%
1866 3,318−0.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1872 3,318+0.00%
1876 3,270−0.36%
1881 3,225−0.28%
1886 3,231+0.04%
1891 3,323+0.56%
1896 3,363+0.24%
1901 3,406+0.25%
1906 3,553+0.85%
1911 3,591+0.21%
1921 3,312−0.81%
1926 3,527+1.27%
1931 3,550+0.13%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1936 3,430−0.69%
1946 3,750+0.90%
1954 3,432−1.10%
1962 3,612+0.64%
1968 3,556−0.26%
1975 3,686+0.51%
1982 3,939+0.95%
1990 4,272+1.02%
1999 4,473+0.51%
2007 5,016+1.44%
2012 5,349+1.29%
2017 5,592+0.89%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 27 June 2008.

In 2008, 33.17% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[5]

History

A population of Cacous, a persecuted minority of ropemakers, still lived isolated in the village of Trebirou [Trobérou] in Lannilis in 1847.[6]

See also

References

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lannilis, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Michel, Francisque (1847). Histoire des races maudites de la France et de l'Espagne (in French). Vol. 1.

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