Argol, Finistère
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Argol, Finistère
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Location within Brittany region
Argol
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Crozon |
| Intercommunality | Presqu'île de Crozon |
| Mayor | Henri Le Pape (2008–2014) |
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| Land area1 | 31.73 km2 (12.25 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 815 (2008) |
| - Density | 26 /km2 (67 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29001/ 29560 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°14′47″N 4°18′55″W / 48.2464°N 4.3153°W
Argol (Breton: Argol) is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies in the east of Crozon peninsula, near the Aulne river.
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Population
Inhabitants of Argol are called Argoliens.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 843 | — |
| 1800 | 544 | −35.5% |
| 1806 | 731 | +34.4% |
| 1821 | 1,013 | +38.6% |
| 1831 | 1,132 | +11.7% |
| 1836 | 1,223 | +8.0% |
| 1841 | 1,275 | +4.3% |
| 1846 | 1,325 | +3.9% |
| 1851 | 1,366 | +3.1% |
| 1856 | 1,352 | −1.0% |
| 1861 | 1,393 | +3.0% |
| 1866 | 1,383 | −0.7% |
| 1872 | 1,363 | −1.4% |
| 1876 | 1,366 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 1,353 | −1.0% |
| 1886 | 1,357 | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 1,435 | +5.7% |
| 1896 | 1,441 | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 1,485 | +3.1% |
| 1906 | 1,455 | −2.0% |
| 1911 | 1,499 | +3.0% |
| 1921 | 1,283 | −14.4% |
| 1926 | 1,311 | +2.2% |
| 1931 | 1,232 | −6.0% |
| 1936 | 1,181 | −4.1% |
| 1946 | 1,095 | −7.3% |
| 1954 | 984 | −10.1% |
| 1962 | 899 | −8.6% |
| 1968 | 819 | −8.9% |
| 1975 | 766 | −6.5% |
| 1982 | 700 | −8.6% |
| 1990 | 698 | −0.3% |
| 1999 | 746 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 815 | +9.2% |
See also
References
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
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