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Commune in Brittany, France
Guilvinec Ar Gelveneg
Commune
Fishing portFishing port
Coat of arms of GuilvinecCoat of arms
Location of Guilvinec
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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
Area2.46 km (0.95 sq mi)
Population2,677
 • Density1,100/km (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code29072 /29730
Elevation0–17 m (0–56 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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.

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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

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. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Guilvinec, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

 Communes of the Finistère department


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