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Combrit

Commune in Brittany, France

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

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

01Population

Inhabitants of Combrit are called in French Combritois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
1901 2,630+0.60%
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
2023 4,265+0.69%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

02Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 29 May 2008.

Watch videos about CombritExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

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