Roscanvel

Commune in Brittany, France

Roscanvel Roskañvel
Commune
Roscanvel view of the roadstead of Brest in 2008
Coat of arms
Location of Roscanvel
(2020–2026)		Jean-Yves Gourvez^[1]
Area ¹	9.08 km² (3.51 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	823
• Density	91/km² (230/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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roscanvel (French pronunciation: [ʁɔskɑ̃vɛl]; Breton: Roskañvel) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	613	—
1975	574	−0.93%
1982	697	+2.81%
1990	740	+0.75%
1999	787	+0.69%
2009	919	+1.56%
2014	846	−1.64%
2020	830	−0.32%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Inhabitants of Roscanvel are called in French Roscanvelistes.

See also

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)

External links

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Official website (in French)

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Communes of the Finistère department

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