Saint-Yvi

Saint-Yvi
Sant-Ivi
The church of Our Lady, in Saint-Yvi
Location of Saint-Yvi
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
 (2023)[2]
3,431
 • Density126.8/km2 (328.5/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.

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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  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 municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE