Guilvinec

Guilvinec Ar Gelveneg
Fishing port
Coat of arms
Guilvinec
Location within Brittany region  Guilvinec
Coordinates: 47°47′46″N 4°16′57″W / 47.7961°N 4.2825°WCoordinates: 47°47′46″N 4°16′57″W / 47.7961°N 4.2825°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Guilvinec
Intercommunality	Pays Bigouden Sud
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Luc Tanneau
Area^1	2.46 km^2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	2,998
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	29072 / 29730
Elevation	0–17 m (0–56 ft)
^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.

Guilvinec or Le Guilvinec (Breton: Ar Gelveneg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French Guilvinistes.

Historical population of Guilvinec

Year	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931
Population	1968	2603	2939	3620	3884	4092	4429	4584	4715	4518

Year	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	4522	4741	4804	5037	5012	4604	4091	3365	3042	2998

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

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

• INSEE

• Mayors of Finistère Association (French);

External links

• Official website (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Guilvinec (French)