Gouesnou
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Gouesnou
Gouenoù | |
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The church in Gouesnou | |
Coordinates: 48°27′16″N 4°27′48″W / 48.4544°N 4.4633°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Brest |
Canton | Brest-4 |
Intercommunality | Brest Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Roudaut[1] |
Area 1 | 12.08 km2 (4.66 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,347 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29061 /29850 |
Elevation | 58–103 m (190–338 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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
[edit]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.[3]
Geography
[edit]The Penfeld River has its source in this commune.
Population
[edit]Inhabitants of Gouesnou are known in French as Gouesnousiens.
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
Breton language
[edit]In 2008, 8.32% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gouesnou, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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- 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)