Saint-Thurien (Finistère)
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Quimper | |
| Canton | Quimperlé | |
| Community association | Quimperlé Community | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 58 ′ N , 3 ° 37 ′ W | |
| height | 22-166 m | |
| surface | 21.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,032 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29380 | |
| INSEE code | 29269 | |
 Mairie Saint-Thurien |
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Saint-Thurien ( Breton Sant-Turian ) is a French commune with 1,032 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Finistère department in Brittany .
Location and traffic
Lorient is 30 kilometers southeast and Quimper and 35 kilometers west of Saint-Thurien. At Quimperlé and Bannalec the next exits are on the expressway E 60 ( Nantes - Brest ) and u. a. There are regional train stations in Quimperlé, Bannalec and Rosporden . There are regional airports near Lorient, Brest and Rennes .
history
Saint-Thurien was first mentioned in 1278 as Saincthourchan .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1201 | 1054 | 967 | 925 | 883 | 843 | 869 | 1032 |
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 1506-1509.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Thurien - Collection of images, videos and audio files
