Guilvinec
Guilvinec
Ar Gelveneg | |
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Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Quimper |
Canton | Guilvinec |
Intercommunality | Pays Bigouden Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Luc Tanneau |
Area 1 | 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | 2,998 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29072 /29730 |
Elevation | 0–17 m (0–56 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Guilvinec or Le Guilvinec (Breton: Ar Gelveneg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French Guilvinistes.
Year | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 |
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Population | 1968 | 2603 | 2939 | 3620 | 3884 | 4092 | 4429 | 4584 | 4715 | 4518 |
Year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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Population | 4522 | 4741 | 4804 | 5037 | 5012 | 4604 | 4091 | 3365 | 3042 | 2998 |
Economy
Guilvinec is an important fishing port.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 4 February 2006.
See also
References
External links
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