Combrit

Combrit (Breton: Kombrid) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Combrit Kombrid
Commune
L'Abri du Marin, in Combrit
Coat of arms
Location of Combrit
Combrit Show map of France Combrit Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 47°53′16″N 4°09′32″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Plonéour-Lanvern
Intercommunality	Pays Bigouden Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Loussouarn[1]
Area 1	24.13 km2 (9.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,271
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29037 /29120
Elevation	0–62 m (0–203 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Artists such as Lucien Simon and Alfred Marzin painted many pictures of the area.

Population

Inhabitants of Combrit are called in French Combritois.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,145 —     1800 1,392 +2.83% 1806 1,340 −0.63% 1821 1,516 +0.83% 1831 1,617 +0.65% 1836 1,640 +0.28% 1841 1,623 −0.21% 1846 1,696 +0.88% 1851 1,616 −0.96% 1856 1,650 +0.42% 1861 1,778 +1.51% 1866 1,836 +0.64% 1872 1,870 +0.31% 1876 2,108 +3.04% 1881 2,354 +2.23% 1886 2,390 +0.30% 1891 2,421 +0.26% 1896 2,553 +1.07%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,630 +0.60% 1906 2,641 +0.08% 1911 2,760 +0.89% 1921 2,730 −0.11% 1926 2,628 −0.76% 1931 2,574 −0.41% 1936 2,442 −1.05% 1946 2,479 +0.15% 1954 2,292 −0.98% 1962 2,262 −0.16% 1968 2,233 −0.21% 1975 2,302 +0.44% 1982 2,495 +1.16% 1990 2,673 +0.87% 1999 3,165 +1.89% 2007 3,440 +1.05% 2012 3,731 +1.64% 2017 4,092 +1.86%
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 29 May 2008.

Sights

• Parc botanique de Cornouaille

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department