Loperhet

Commune in Brittany, France

Loperhet Loperc'hed
Commune
The parish church of Sainte-Brigitte
Coat of arms
Location of Loperhet
(2020–2026)		Nathalie Godet^[1]
Area ¹	20.31 km² (7.84 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	3,951
• Density	190/km² (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29140 /29470
Elevation	0–162 m (0–531 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loperhet (French pronunciation: [lɔpeʁɛt]; also Lopérhet; Breton: Loperc'hed) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Loperhet are called in French Loperhétois.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,315	—
1975	1,411	+1.01%
1982	2,030	+5.33%
1990	2,941	+4.74%
1999	3,466	+1.84%
2007	3,530	+0.23%
2012	3,602	+0.40%
2017	3,760	+0.86%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 22 October 2008.

In 2008, 14.56% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loperhet.

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)