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Motreff

Coordinates: 48°12′10″N 3°33′11″W / 48.2028°N 3.5531°W / 48.2028; -3.5531
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Motreff
Motrev
The parish church in Motreff
The parish church in Motreff
Coat of arms of Motreff
Location of Motreff
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Motreff is located in France
Motreff
Motreff
Motreff is located in Brittany
Motreff
Motreff
Coordinates: 48°12′10″N 3°33′11″W / 48.2028°N 3.5531°W / 48.2028; -3.5531
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonCarhaix-Plouguer
IntercommunalityPoher
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Samuel Féat[1]
Area
1
21.59 km2 (8.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
704
 • Density33/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29152 /29270
Elevation72–258 m (236–846 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Motreff (French pronunciation: [mɔtʁɛf]; Breton: Motrev) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

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Historically, Motreff belongs to Cornouaille. The village lies on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains). The village centre is located 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Carhaix-Plouguer.

Population

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Inhabitants of Motreff are called in French Motreffois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 885—    
1800 1,320+5.88%
1806 883−6.48%
1821 815−0.53%
1831 987+1.93%
1836 939−0.99%
1841 1,004+1.35%
1846 1,028+0.47%
1851 1,062+0.65%
1856 1,074+0.22%
1861 1,040−0.64%
1866 1,118+1.46%
1872 1,071−0.71%
1876 1,186+2.58%
1881 1,066−2.11%
1886 1,148+1.49%
1891 1,157+0.16%
1896 1,265+1.80%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,362+1.49%
1906 1,504+2.00%
1911 1,507+0.04%
1921 1,425−0.56%
1926 1,407−0.25%
1931 1,279−1.89%
1936 1,202−1.23%
1946 1,070−1.16%
1954 1,014−0.67%
1962 861−2.02%
1968 753−2.21%
1975 646−2.17%
1982 646+0.00%
1990 664+0.34%
1999 665+0.02%
2007 723+1.05%
2012 721−0.06%
2017 703−0.50%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Map

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Topographic map

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Motreff, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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