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Gouesnou (French pronunciation: [ɡwenu]; Breton: Gouenoù) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Gouesnou
Gouenoù | |
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 The church in Gouesnou | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gouesnou  | |
  Gouesnou  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. | |
International relations
editGouesnou 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
editThe Penfeld River takes its source in this commune.
Population
editInhabitants of Gouesnou are known in French as Gouesnousiens.
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Breton language
editIn 2008, 8.32% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[6]
See also
editReferences
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.
{{cite web}}: 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gouesnou.
- 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)
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