Leuhan

Leuhan (French pronunciation: [løɑ̃]; Breton: Leuc'han) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Leuhan Leuc'han
Commune
The parish church of Saint-Théleau.
Location of Leuhan
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Coordinates: 48°06′00″N 3°46′59″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Briec
Intercommunality	Haute Cornouaille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Le Roux[1]
Area 1	32.75 km2 (12.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	836
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29125 /29390
Elevation	97–246 m (318–807 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Leuhan are called in French Leuhannais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,219 —     1800 1,010 −2.65% 1806 1,130 +1.89% 1821 1,216 +0.49% 1831 1,358 +1.11% 1836 1,488 +1.85% 1841 1,418 −0.96% 1846 1,545 +1.73% 1851 1,524 −0.27% 1856 1,427 −1.31% 1861 1,461 +0.47% 1866 1,533 +0.97% 1872 1,561 +0.30% 1876 1,616 +0.87% 1881 1,640 +0.30% 1886 1,722 +0.98% 1891 1,682 −0.47% 1896 1,764 +0.96%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,855 +1.01% 1906 1,912 +0.61% 1911 1,933 +0.22% 1921 1,825 −0.57% 1926 1,760 −0.72% 1931 1,667 −1.08% 1936 1,606 −0.74% 1946 1,554 −0.33% 1954 1,529 −0.20% 1962 1,430 −0.83% 1968 1,281 −1.82% 1975 1,043 −2.89% 1982 932 −1.59% 1990 794 −1.98% 1999 754 −0.57% 2007 778 +0.39% 2012 789 +0.28% 2017 819 +0.75%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Map

Topographic map

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department