Guémené-Penfao

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Guémené-Penfao
Gemenae (Gallo)
Gwenvenez-Penfaou (Breton)
Commune
The church in Guémené-Penfao
The church in Guémené-Penfao
Coat of arms of Guémené-Penfao
Coat of arms
Location of Guémené-Penfao
Map
Guémené-Penfao is located in France
Guémené-Penfao
Guémené-Penfao
Guémené-Penfao is located in Pays de la Loire
Guémené-Penfao
Guémené-Penfao
Coordinates: 47°37′51″N 1°49′53″W / 47.6308°N 1.8314°W / 47.6308; -1.8314
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonGuémené-Penfao
IntercommunalityRedon Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Barathon-Bazelle[1]
Area
1
105.51 km2 (40.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,240
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44067 /44290
Elevation2–83 m (6.6–272.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guémené-Penfao (French pronunciation: [ɡemne pɛ̃fo] ⓘ; Gallo: Gemenae, Breton: 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,383—    
1800 3,585+0.83%
1806 3,436−0.71%
1821 3,634+0.37%
1831 3,798+0.44%
1841 4,013+0.55%
1846 4,328+1.52%
1851 4,630+1.36%
1856 4,679+0.21%
1861 4,977+1.24%
1866 5,637+2.52%
1872 5,923+0.83%
1876 6,167+1.01%
1881 6,566+1.26%
1886 6,766+0.60%
1891 6,812+0.14%
1896 6,765−0.14%
1901 6,738−0.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 6,762+0.07%
1911 6,497−0.80%
1921 5,982−0.82%
1926 5,922−0.20%
1931 5,697−0.77%
1936 5,608−0.31%
1946 5,527−0.15%
1954 5,331−0.45%
1962 5,189−0.34%
1968 4,977−0.69%
1975 4,590−1.15%
1982 4,476−0.36%
1990 4,464−0.03%
1999 4,572+0.27%
2007 4,920+0.92%
2012 5,209+1.15%
2017 5,200−0.03%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Guémené-Penfao, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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