Roscanvel

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

Roscanvel Roskañvel
Commune
Roscanvel view of the roadstead of Brest in 2008
Coat of arms
Location of Roscanvel
Roscanvel Roscanvel
Coordinates: 48°19′02″N 4°32′50″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Crozon
Intercommunality	Presqu'île de Crozon
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bernard Copin
Area ^1	9.08 km^2 (3.51 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	839
• Density	92/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29238 /29570
Elevation	0–78 m (0–256 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

Inhabitants of Roscanvel are called in French Roscanvelistes.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 630 —     1800 662 +5.1% 1806 671 +1.4% 1821 875 +30.4% 1831 865 −1.1% 1836 918 +6.1% 1841 788 −14.2% 1846 852 +8.1% 1851 894 +4.9% 1856 1,090 +21.9% 1861 1,046 −4.0% 1866 1,057 +1.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 1,942 +83.7% 1876 967 −50.2% 1881 1,000 +3.4% 1886 1,101 +10.1% 1891 1,170 +6.3% 1896 1,068 −8.7% 1901 1,469 +37.5% 1906 1,263 −14.0% 1911 1,393 +10.3% 1921 999 −28.3% 1926 968 −3.1% 1931 938 −3.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 840 −10.4% 1946 879 +4.6% 1954 681 −22.5% 1962 629 −7.6% 1968 613 −2.5% 1975 574 −6.4% 1982 697 +21.4% 1990 740 +6.2% 1999 787 +6.4% 2008 958 +21.7%

See also

• Quélern
• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique

References

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

• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)

External links

• Official website (in French)