Saint-Yvi

Commune in Brittany, France

Saint-Yvi Sant-Ivi
Commune
The church of Our Lady, in Saint-Yvi
Location of Saint-Yvi
(2020–2026)		Guy Pagnard^[1]
Area ¹	27.05 km² (10.44 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	3,339
• Density	120/km² (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29272 /29140
Elevation	26–161 m (85–528 ft)
Website	www.saint-yvi.bzh
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Yvi (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ivi]; before September 2005: Saint-Yvy,^[3] Breton: Sant-Ivi) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.^[4]

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Yvi are called in French Saint-Yviens. The population has been increasing quickly since the year 1975.

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Source: EHESS^[5] and INSEE (1968–2017)^[6]

Geography

Saint-Yvi is located 13 km (8.1 mi) east of Quimper. Historically, the town belongs to Cornouaille. The river Jet forms its northern border.

Map

Topographic map

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Décret n° 2005-1155 du 12 septembre 2005 portant changement de nom de communes". Légifrance (in French).
^ Commune de Saint-Yvi (29272), INSEE (in French)
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Yvi, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE