Guissény
Guissény (Breton: Gwiseni) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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 The church in Guissény | |
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Location of Guissény 
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| Coordinates: 48°38′05″N 4°24′27″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Lesneven |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lesneven et de la Côte des Légendes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Raphaël Rapin |
| Area 1 | 25.18 km2 (9.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,009 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29077 /29880 |
| Elevation | 0–77 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.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2368 | 2104 | 1948 | 1887 | 1850 | 1783 | 1886 |
Breton language
In 2009, 21.55% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French);
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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