Guipavas
| Guipavas Gwipavaz | ||
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Guipavas, seen from West | ||
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  Guipavas | ||
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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) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29075 / 29490 | |
| Elevation | 0–131 m (0–430 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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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