Lanhouarneau

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

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Commune
The church of Saint-Hervé, in Lanhouarneau
Coat of arms
Location of Lanhouarneau
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Coordinates: 48°34′54″N 4°12′32″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Pennec
Area 1	17.69 km2 (6.83 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,282
• Density	72.47/km2 (187.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29111 /29430
Elevation	17–106 m (56–348 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Lanhouarneau are called in French Lanhouarnéens.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,736	—
1800	2,108	−3.66%
1806	1,863	−2.04%
1821	1,712	−0.56%
1831	1,134	−4.04%
1836	1,057	−1.40%
1841	1,241	+3.26%
1846	1,368	+1.97%
1851	1,345	−0.34%
1856	1,182	−2.55%
1861	1,337	+2.50%
1866	1,292	−0.68%
1872	1,268	−0.31%
1876	1,215	−1.06%
1881	1,178	−0.62%
1886	1,206	+0.47%
1891	1,204	−0.03%
1896	1,256	+0.85%
1901	1,239	−0.27%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	1,328	+1.40%
1911	1,340	+0.18%
1921	1,512	+1.21%
1926	1,521	+0.12%
1931	1,389	−1.80%
1936	1,334	−0.80%
1946	1,280	−0.41%
1954	1,107	−1.80%
1962	1,112	+0.06%
1968	1,058	−0.83%
1975	1,029	−0.40%
1982	1,032	+0.04%
1990	959	−0.91%
1999	903	−0.67%
2007	1,032	+1.68%
2012	1,249	+3.89%
2017	1,308	+0.93%
2023	1,282	−0.33%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)