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This article is about the commune and town. For the canton, see Canton of Guémené-Penfao. Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Guémené-Penfao Gemenae (Gallo)
Gwenvenez-Penfaou (Breton)
Commune
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Location of Guémené-Penfao
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Coordinates: 47°37′51″N 1°49′53″W / 47.6308°N 1.8314°W / 47.6308; -1.8314
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonGuémené-Penfao
IntercommunalityRedon Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Barathon-Bazelle
Area105.51 km (40.74 sq mi)
Population5,240
 • Density50/km (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code44067 /44290
Elevation2–83 m (6.6–272.3 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guémené-Penfao (French pronunciation: [ɡemne pɛ̃fo] ; Gallo: Gemenae, Breton: Gwenvenez-Penfaou) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, north of Nantes. The commune is widespread and includes the former communes of Beslé-sur-Vilaine and Guénouvry.

Its name comes from the Breton language: "gwen" (white), "menez" (hill, mountain), "pen" (head), and "faou" (beech tree). The main economic activity is agriculture.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,383—    
1800 3,585+0.83%
1806 3,436−0.71%
1821 3,634+0.37%
1831 3,798+0.44%
1841 4,013+0.55%
1846 4,328+1.52%
1851 4,630+1.36%
1856 4,679+0.21%
1861 4,977+1.24%
1866 5,637+2.52%
1872 5,923+0.83%
1876 6,167+1.01%
1881 6,566+1.26%
1886 6,766+0.60%
1891 6,812+0.14%
1896 6,765−0.14%
1901 6,738−0.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 6,762+0.07%
1911 6,497−0.80%
1921 5,982−0.82%
1926 5,922−0.20%
1931 5,697−0.77%
1936 5,608−0.31%
1946 5,527−0.15%
1954 5,331−0.45%
1962 5,189−0.34%
1968 4,977−0.69%
1975 4,590−1.15%
1982 4,476−0.36%
1990 4,464−0.03%
1999 4,572+0.27%
2007 4,920+0.92%
2012 5,209+1.15%
2017 5,200−0.03%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Guémené-Penfao, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department


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