Guissény

Guissény (French pronunciation: [ɡiseni]; Breton: Gwiseni) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Guissény
Gwiseni
The church in Guissény
Location of Guissény
Guissény
Guissény
Coordinates: 48°38′05″N 4°24′27″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonLesneven
IntercommunalityLesneven Côte des Légendes
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Raphaël Rapin[1]
Area
1
25.18 km2 (9.72 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
1,991
  Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29077 /29880
Elevation0–77 m (0–253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

The inhabitants of Guissény are called Guisséniens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,104    
1975 1,948−1.09%
1982 1,887−0.45%
1990 1,850−0.25%
1999 1,783−0.41%
2007 1,823+0.28%
2012 2,033+2.20%
2017 2,009−0.24%
Source: INSEE[3]

Breton language

In 2009, 21.55% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[4]

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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine


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