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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

The church in Gouesnou

The church in Gouesnou

Coat of arms of Gouesnou

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Location of Gouesnou

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Gouesnou is located in France

Gouesnou

Gouesnou

Gouesnou is located in Brittany

Gouesnou

Gouesnou

Coordinates: 48°27′16″N 4°27′48″W / 48.4544°N 4.4633°W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonBrest-4
IntercommunalityBrest Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Roudaut[1]
Area

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12.08 km2 (4.66 sq mi)
Population

 (2021)[2]

6,347
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code

29061 /29850

Elevation58–103 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

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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]

The Penfeld River has its source in this commune.

Inhabitants of Gouesnou are known in French as Gouesnousiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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]

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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gouesnou, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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