Guémené-Penfao
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{{about|the commune and town|the canton|Canton of Guémené-Penfao}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Guémené-Penfao
|native name = {{native name|mis|paren=no|Gemenae}} (Gallo)
{{native name|br|Gwenvenez-Penfaou}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Guemene-Penfao - Eglise.JPG
|caption = The church in Guémené-Penfao
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Guémené-Penfao (Loire-Atlantique).svg
|arrondissement = Châteaubriant-Ancenis
|canton = Guémené-Penfao
|INSEE = 44067
|postal code = 44290
|mayor = Isabelle Barathon-Bazelle{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Redon Agglomération
|coordinates = {{coord|47.6308|-1.8314|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 2
|elevation max m = 83
|area km2 = 105.51
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Guémené-Penfao ({{IPA|fr|ɡemne pɛ̃fo|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Pom445-Guémené-Penfao.wav}}; Gallo: Gemenae, {{langx|br|Gwenvenez-Penfaou}}) 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
{{Historical populations
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|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|16328|Guémené-Penfao}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-44067#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |3383
|1800 |3585
|1806 |3436
|1821 |3634
|1831 |3798
|1841 |4013
|1846 |4328
|1851 |4630
|1856 |4679
|1861 |4977
|1866 |5637
|1872 |5923
|1876 |6167
|1881 |6566
|1886 |6766
|1891 |6812
|1896 |6765
|1901 |6738
|1906 |6762
|1911 |6497
|1921 |5982
|1926 |5922
|1931 |5697
|1936 |5608
|1946 |5527
|1954 |5331
|1962 |5189
|1968 |4977
|1975 |4590
|1982 |4476
|1990 |4464
|1999 |4572
|2007 |4920
|2012 |5209
|2017 |5200
}}
See also
References
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Category:Communes of Loire-Atlantique
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