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Guilvinec or Le Guilvinec (French pronunciation: [ɡilvinɛk]; Breton: 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.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French Guilvinistes.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1881 1,968—    
1886 2,603+5.75%
1891 2,939+2.46%
1896 3,620+4.26%
1901 3,884+1.42%
1906 4,092+1.05%
1911 4,429+1.60%
1921 4,584+0.34%
1926 4,715+0.57%
1931 4,518−0.85%
1936 4,522+0.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1946 4,741+0.47%
1954 4,804+0.17%
1962 5,037+0.59%
1968 5,012−0.08%
1975 4,604−1.21%
1982 4,091−1.67%
1990 3,365−2.41%
1999 3,042−1.11%
2007 3,051+0.04%
2012 2,938−0.75%
2017 2,658−1.98%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Guilvinec, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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