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

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Gouesnou Gouenoù
Commune
The church in Gouesnou
Coat of arms
Location of Gouesnou
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Coordinates: 48°27′16″N 4°27′48″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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	6,215
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/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.

International relations

Gouesnou is a satellite town of Brest. Gouesnou is twinned with the town of Brecon in Powys, south Wales enabling cultural exchanges to take place between these two Celtic regions.[3]

Geography

The Penfeld River takes its source in this commune.

Population

Inhabitants of Gouesnou are known in French as Gouesnousiens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Breton language

In 2008, 8.32% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[6]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

External links

• 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)

На других языках

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[ru] Гуэну

Гуэну (фр. Gouesnou) — коммуна на северо-западе Франции, находится в регионе Бретань, департамент Финистер, округ Брест, кантон Брест-4. Пригород Бреста, расположен в 8 км к северу, в 2 км от национальной автомагистрали N12.

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