Guémené-Penfao
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Guémené-Penfao | |
Coordinates: 47°37′51″N 1°49′53″W / 47.6308°N 1.8314°WCoordinates: 47°37′51″N 1°49′53″W / 47.6308°N 1.8314°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
Canton | Guémené-Penfao |
Intercommunality | Redon Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Barathon-Bazelle |
Area 1 | 105.51 km2 (40.74 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 5,207 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44067 /44290 |
Elevation | 2–83 m (6.6–272.3 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Guémené-Penfao is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, north of Nantes. The commune is widespread and includes the former communes of Beslé-sur-Vilaine and Guénouvry.
Its name comes from the Breton language: "gwen" (white), "menez" (hill, mountain), "pen" (head), and "faou" (beech tree). The main economic activity is agriculture.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 3,383 | — |
1806 | 3,436 | +1.6% |
1821 | 3,634 | +5.8% |
1831 | 3,798 | +4.5% |
1841 | 4,013 | +5.7% |
1851 | 4,630 | +15.4% |
1861 | 4,977 | +7.5% |
1872 | 5,923 | +19.0% |
1881 | 6,566 | +10.9% |
1891 | 6,812 | +3.7% |
1901 | 6,738 | −1.1% |
1911 | 6,497 | −3.6% |
1921 | 5,982 | −7.9% |
1931 | 5,697 | −4.8% |
1946 | 5,527 | −3.0% |
1954 | 5,331 | −3.5% |
1962 | 5,189 | −2.7% |
1968 | 4,977 | −4.1% |
1975 | 4,590 | −7.8% |
1982 | 4,476 | −2.5% |
1990 | 4,464 | −0.3% |
1999 | 4,569 | +2.4% |
2007 | 4,920 | +7.7% |
2017 | 5,200 | +5.7% |
See also[]
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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