Loperhet

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

Loperhet Loperc'hed
Commune
The parish church of Sainte-Brigitte
Coat of arms
Location of Loperhet
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Coordinates: 48°22′32″N 4°18′14″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nathalie Godet[1]
Area 1	20.31 km2 (7.84 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,952
• 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.

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]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department