Névez
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Névez
Nevez | |
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Coordinates: 47°49′13″N 3°47′28″W / 47.8203°N 3.7911°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Quimper |
Canton | Moëlan-sur-Mer |
Intercommunality | Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Guillou[1] |
Area 1 | 25.37 km2 (9.80 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 2,721 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29153 /29920 |
Elevation | 0–48 m (0–157 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Névez (French pronunciation: [neve]; Template:Lang-br) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Nevez means "new" in Breton. The name is thought to have arisen when Trégunc was split in two, creating a new parish.
Population
Inhabitants of Névez are called in French Névéziens.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Map
Notable people
- Marie Pommepuy (b. 1978), illustrator and half of the joint pen name Kerascoët, grew up in Névez
Gallery
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Hénan Castle
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Tide mill of Hénan
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Raguénez island
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Thatched roof cottage in Kerascoët village
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Tourist office
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Entry on sculptor of Névez war memorial Jean Joncourt
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Névez, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Névez.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)