Guilvinec

Guilvinec Ar Gelveneg
Commune
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°W / 47.7961; -4.2825Coordinates: 47°47′46″N 4°16′57″W / 47.7961°N 4.2825°W / 47.7961; -4.2825
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Pont-l'Abbé
Intercommunality	Pays Bigouden Sud
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Luc Tanneau
Area1	2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	2,998
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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.

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 (in French);

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guilvinec.

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