Guipavas
Guipavas Gwipavaz | ||
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Guipavas, seen from West | ||
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Guipavas | ||
Location within Brittany region Guipavas | ||
Coordinates: 48°26′03″N 4°23′58″W / 48.4342°N 4.3994°WCoordinates: 48°26′03″N 4°23′58″W / 48.4342°N 4.3994°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Brittany | |
Department | Finistère | |
Arrondissement | Brest | |
Canton | Guipavas | |
Intercommunality | Brest Métropole Océane | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Gurvan Moal | |
Area1 | 44.13 km2 (17.04 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 13,771 | |
• Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 29075 / 29490 | |
Elevation | 0–131 m (0–430 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Guipavas (Breton: Gwipavaz) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
The city is divided into two major parts: the west, known as the dynamic core of the city and suburban area of Brest, where a new commercial centre opened in 2007, and the east, which is more traditional and lies around the Roman Catholic church.
Population
Inhabitants of Guipavas are called in French Guipavasiens.
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 2,905 | — |
1800 | 3,547 | +22.1% |
1806 | 3,845 | +8.4% |
1821 | 5,688 | +47.9% |
1831 | 5,332 | −6.3% |
1836 | 5,108 | −4.2% |
1841 | 5,312 | +4.0% |
1846 | 5,520 | +3.9% |
1851 | 6,047 | +9.5% |
1856 | 6,042 | −0.1% |
1861 | 6,356 | +5.2% |
1866 | 6,356 | +0.0% |
1872 | 6,641 | +4.5% |
1876 | 6,802 | +2.4% |
1881 | 7,077 | +4.0% |
1886 | 7,247 | +2.4% |
1891 | 8,339 | +15.1% |
1896 | 5,174 | −38.0% |
1901 | 5,221 | +0.9% |
1906 | 5,238 | +0.3% |
1911 | 5,061 | −3.4% |
1921 | 5,002 | −1.2% |
1926 | 4,624 | −7.6% |
1931 | 4,562 | −1.3% |
1936 | 4,894 | +7.3% |
1946 | 5,532 | +13.0% |
1954 | 6,105 | +10.4% |
1962 | 6,610 | +8.3% |
1968 | 7,346 | +11.1% |
1975 | 8,959 | +22.0% |
1982 | 10,425 | +16.4% |
1990 | 11,956 | +14.7% |
1999 | 12,588 | +5.3% |
2008 | 13,771 | +9.4% |
Breton language
- In 2008, 4.39% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]
See also
- Brest Bretagne Airport
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Yann Larhantec
- List of the works of Bastien and Henry Prigent
References
- ↑ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
External links
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Guipavas (French)
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