Guilvinec

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Guilvinec
Ar Gelveneg
Commune
Fishing port
Fishing port
Coat of arms of Guilvinec
Coat of arms
Location of Guilvinec
Map
Guilvinec is located in France
Guilvinec
Guilvinec
Guilvinec is located in Brittany
Guilvinec
Guilvinec
Coordinates: 47°47′46″N 4°16′57″W / 47.7961°N 4.2825°W / 47.7961; -4.2825
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonPont-l'Abbé
IntercommunalityPays Bigouden Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Tanneau[1]
Area
1
2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,677
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29072 /29730
Elevation0–17 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 (French pronunciation: [ɡilvinɛk]; Breton: Ar Gelveneg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The commune was created in 1880 from part of the commune Plomeur.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French Guilvinistes.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1881 1,968—    
1886 2,603+5.75%
1891 2,939+2.46%
1896 3,620+4.26%
1901 3,884+1.42%
1906 4,092+1.05%
1911 4,429+1.60%
1921 4,584+0.34%
1926 4,715+0.57%
1931 4,518−0.85%
1936 4,522+0.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1946 4,741+0.47%
1954 4,804+0.17%
1962 5,037+0.59%
1968 5,012−0.08%
1975 4,604−1.21%
1982 4,091−1.67%
1990 3,365−2.41%
1999 3,042−1.11%
2007 3,051+0.04%
2012 2,938−0.75%
2017 2,658−1.98%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Guilvinec, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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