Elliant

Elliant (Breton: Eliant) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It lies 16 km (9.9 mi) west of Quimper.

Elliant Eliant
Commune
The church of Saint-Gilles, in Elliant
Coat of arms
Location of Elliant
Elliant Elliant
Coordinates: 47°59′44″N 3°53′19″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Concarneau
Intercommunality	Concarneau-Cornouaille
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	René Le Baron
Area ^1	70.30 km^2 (27.14 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,271
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29049 /29370
Elevation	31–187 m (102–614 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

In French the inhabitants of Elliant are known as Elliantais.

Historical population of Elliant

Year	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856	1861
Population	2359	2458	2512	2789	2918	2922	2870	2849	2882	2952

Year	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906	1911
Population	2984	3087	3400	3651	3815	3950	3788	3966	3993	4029

Year	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982
Population	4017	3744	3467	3277	3038	2829	2642	2401	2295	2463

Year	1990	1999	2008	2013
Population	2591	2714	3177	3199

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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)