Guilvinec
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Guilvinec
|native name = Ar Gelveneg
|commune status = Commune
|image = Leguilvinec.jpg
|caption = Fishing port
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Le Guilvinec (Finistère).svg
|coordinates = {{coord|47.7961|-4.2825|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 29072
|postal code = 29730
|arrondissement = Quimper
|canton = Pont-l'Abbé
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Pays Bigouden Sud
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 17
|area km2 = 2.46
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Guilvinec or Le Guilvinec ({{IPA|fr|ɡilvinɛk}}; {{Langx|br|Ar Gelveneg}}) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The commune was created in 1880 from part of the commune Plomeur.
Population
Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French Guilvinistes.
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|16444|Guilvinec}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-29072#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1881 |1968
|1886 |2603
|1891 |2939
|1896 |3620
|1901 |3884
|1906 |4092
|1911 |4429
|1921 |4584
|1926 |4715
|1931 |4518
|1936 |4522
|1946 |4741
|1954 |4804
|1962 |5037
|1968 |5012
|1975 |4604
|1982 |4091
|1990 |3365
|1999 |3042
|2007 |3051
|2012 |2938
|2017 |2658
}}
Economy
Guilvinec is an important fishing port.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 4 February 2006.
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Guilvinec}}
- [http://www.leguilvinec.com Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{Search Mérimée|29072}}
- [http://www.amf29.asso.fr/ Mayors of Finistère Association] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Finistère communes}}
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Category:Communes of Finistère
Category:Port cities and towns on the French Atlantic coast
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