Névez
Névez (Breton: Nevez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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 The beach at Port-Manec'h | |
Location of Névez 
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| Coordinates: 47°49′13″N 3°47′28″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Moëlan-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Concarneau-Cornouaille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Albert Hervet |
| Area 1 | 25.37 km2 (9.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,661 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29153 /29920 |
| Elevation | 0–48 m (0–157 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Nevez means "new" in Breton. The name is thought to have arisen when Trégunc was split in two, creating a new parish.
Population
Inhabitants of Névez are called in French Névéziens.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 1560 | 1638 | 1355 | 1487 | 1450 | 1923 | 1836 | 2040 | 2073 | 2084 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 2111 | 2221 | 2174 | 2344 | 2454 | 2487 | 2605 | 2660 | 2818 | 2922 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 3203 | 3039 | 3140 | 3220 | 3214 | 3046 | 3160 | 3127 | 3111 | 2895 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2700 | 2574 | 2486 | 2679 |
Notable people
- Marie Pommepuy (b. 1978), illustrator and half of the joint pen name Kerascoët, grew up in Névez
Gallery
Château du Hénan
Tide mill of Hénan
Raguénez island
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Entry on sculptor of Névez war memorial Jean Joncourt
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Névez. |
- Official website (in French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Névez (in French)
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