Lannilis

Lannilis
Lanniliz
The Chateau of Kerouartz
Location of Lannilis
Lannilis
Lannilis
Coordinates: 48°34′15″N 4°31′08″W / 48.5708°N 4.5189°W / 48.5708; -4.5189
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonPlabennec
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Tréguer[1]
Area
1
23.52 km2 (9.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
5,709
 • Density242.7/km2 (628.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29117 /29870
Elevation0–58 m (0–190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lannilis, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, 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.