Baye, Finistère

Baye
Bei
The town hall in Baye
Location of Baye
Baye
Baye
Coordinates: 47°51′29″N 3°36′12″W / 47.8581°N 3.6033°W / 47.8581; -3.6033
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonQuimperlé
IntercommunalityCA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Bozec[1]
Area
1
7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,363
 • Density187/km2 (484/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29005 /29300
Elevation13–70 m (43–230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Baye (French pronunciation: [bɛj]; Breton: Bei) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

In French the inhabitants of Baye are known as Bayois.

Geography

Baye is located in the southeast of Finistère, 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Quimperlé, 21.5 km (13.4 mi) northwest of Lorient and 40 km (25 mi) east of Quimper. Historically, Baye belongs to Cornouaille.

Map

Topographic map.

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). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Baye, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE