Guissény
Guissény
Gwiseni | |
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  Guissény | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′05″N 4°24′27″W / 48.6347°N 4.4075°WCoordinates: 48°38′05″N 4°24′27″W / 48.6347°N 4.4075°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Lesneven |
| Intercommunality | Lesneven Côte des Légendes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Rapin[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.18 km2 (9.72 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 1,999 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29077 /29880 |
| Elevation | 0–77 m (0–253 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Guissény (Breton: Gwiseni) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population[]
The inhabitants of Guissény are called Guisséniens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,104 | — |
| 1975 | 1,948 | −1.09% |
| 1982 | 1,887 | −0.45% |
| 1990 | 1,850 | −0.25% |
| 1999 | 1,783 | −0.41% |
| 2007 | 1,823 | +0.28% |
| 2012 | 2,033 | +2.20% |
| 2017 | 2,009 | −0.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Breton language[]
In 2009, 21.55% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French);
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