Yffiniac
Commune in Brittany, France
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Yffiniac (French pronunciation: [ifiɲak] ⓘ; Breton: Ilfinieg; Gallo: Finyac) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Yffiniac
Ilfinieg | |
|---|---|
Town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Yffiniac | |
  Yffiniac  Yffiniac | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′09″N 2°40′34″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Trégueux |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Brieuc Armor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Hamayon[1] |
Area 1 | 17.44 km2 (6.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,074 |
| • Density | 290.9/km2 (753.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22389 /22120 |
| Elevation | 5–147 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. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Yffiniac are called yffiniacais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 5,074 | +0.21% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
- Roger Flouriot is a writer and was born in Yffiniac.
- Bernard Hinault, cyclist, was born in Yffiniac in 1954.
- Zéphirin Jégard, cyclist, lived in Yffiniac.
