Yffiniac

Yffiniac
Ilfinieg
Town hall
Location of Yffiniac
Yffiniac
Yffiniac
Coordinates: 48°29′09″N 2°40′34″W / 48.4858°N 2.6761°W / 48.4858; -2.6761
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonTrégueux
IntercommunalitySaint-Brieuc Armor
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Denis Hamayon[1]
Area
1
17.44 km2 (6.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,980
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22389 /22120
Elevation5–147 m (16–482 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Yffiniac (French pronunciation: [ifiɲak] ; Breton: Ilfinieg; Gallo: Finyac) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Yffiniac are called yffiniacais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,252—    
1975 2,895+3.65%
1982 3,185+1.37%
1990 3,510+1.22%
1999 3,842+1.01%
2007 4,584+2.23%
2012 4,832+1.06%
2017 5,010+0.73%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

  • Bernard Hinault, cyclist, was born in Yffiniac in 1954.
  • Roger Flouriot is a writer and was born in Yffiniac.
  • The cyclist Zéphirin Jégard lived in Yffiniac.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE