Lopérec

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Commune in Brittany, France

Lopérec Lopereg
Commune
The parish church in Lopérec
Location of Lopérec
(2020–2026)		Jean-Yves Crenn^[1]
Area ¹	39.49 km² (15.25 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	879
• Density	22/km² (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29139 /29590
Elevation	11–316 m (36–1,037 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lopérec (French pronunciation: [lɔpeʁɛk]; Breton: Lopereg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, in north-western France. It is part of the canton of Carhaix-Plouguer and the arrondissement of Châteaulin.^[3] Lopérec is located within the Parc naturel régional d'Armorique. Its name derives from the sixth-century Cornish saint Perec.^[4]

Geography

Lopérec borders the Monts d'Arrée range, to the north and east, and the Châteaulin basin to the south. The municipal boundary, stretching north-south and sloping toward the west, covers an area of 3,959 hectares (39.5 km2). It is characterised by a hilly landscape, with altitudes ranging from 316 metres to 11 metres above sea level, with the village situated at around 52 metres.

Lopérec is located approximately 9 kilometres (5.6mi) northeast of Châteaulin. Numerous rivers are found in the area, including the Douffine which originates from the south-western slopes of Roc'h Cléguer en Brasparts and forms the municipal boundary to Pleyben. Also present is the Rivoal (or Saint-Rivoal River), which comes from Saint-Rivoal and forms the boundary towards the east with the municipality of the same name. Before it passes under the Quimper to Landerneau railway viaduct, it is joined on the right by the Lenturec stream, which traverses the entire commune and passes just south of Lopérec town. Downstream, another small right-bank tributary of the Douffine forms the edge of Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerc'h municipality.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	943	—
1975	769	−2.87%
1982	674	−1.87%
1990	723	+0.88%
1999	714	−0.14%
2009	810	+1.27%
2014	842	+0.78%
2020	877	+0.68%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Inhabitants of Lopérec are called Lopérécois in French.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Commune de Lopérec". INSEE. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "La ville de Lopérec". Mairie de Lopérec. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

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