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Commune in Brittany, France
Gouesnou Gouenoù
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Location of Gouesnou
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Coordinates: 48°27′16″N 4°27′48″W / 48.4544°N 4.4633°W / 48.4544; -4.4633
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonBrest-4
IntercommunalityBrest Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Roudaut
Area12.08 km (4.66 sq mi)
Population6,412
 • Density530/km (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code29061 /29850
Elevation58–103 m (190–338 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gouesnou (French pronunciation: [ɡwenu]; Breton: Gouenoù) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

International relations

Gouesnou is a satellite town of Brest. Gouesnou is twinned with the town of Brecon in Powys, mid Wales, enabling cultural exchanges to take place between these two Celtic regions.

Geography

The Penfeld River has its source in this commune.

Population

Inhabitants of Gouesnou are known in French as Gouesnousiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,153—    
1800 1,191+0.46%
1806 1,327+1.82%
1821 1,264−0.32%
1831 1,525+1.89%
1836 1,597+0.93%
1841 1,515−1.05%
1846 1,509−0.08%
1851 1,514+0.07%
1856 1,454−0.81%
1861 1,425−0.40%
1866 1,479+0.75%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1872 1,494+0.17%
1876 1,478−0.27%
1881 1,474−0.05%
1886 1,417−0.79%
1891 1,462+0.63%
1896 1,511+0.66%
1901 1,390−1.66%
1906 1,394+0.06%
1911 1,424+0.43%
1921 1,411−0.09%
1926 1,382−0.41%
1931 1,305−1.14%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1936 1,316+0.17%
1946 1,528+1.50%
1954 1,829+2.27%
1962 2,141+1.99%
1968 2,543+2.91%
1975 3,040+2.58%
1982 4,061+4.22%
1990 5,417+3.67%
1999 6,042+1.22%
2007 6,228+0.38%
2012 5,982−0.80%
2017 6,116+0.44%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Breton language

In 2008, 8.32% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gouesnou, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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