Guipavas (French pronunciation: [ɡipava]; Breton: Gwipavaz) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The writer Maurice Polard (born 1932) is from Guipavas.

Guipavas
Gwipavaz
Guipavas, seen from West
Guipavas, seen from West
Coat of arms of Guipavas
Location of Guipavas
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Guipavas is located in France
Guipavas
Guipavas
Guipavas is located in Brittany
Guipavas
Guipavas
Coordinates: 48°26′03″N 4°23′58″W / 48.4342°N 4.3994°W / 48.4342; -4.3994
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonGuipavas
IntercommunalityBrest Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabrice Jacob[1]
Area
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44.13 km2 (17.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
15,460
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29075 /29490
Elevation0–131 m (0–430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The city is divided into two major parts: the west, known as the dynamic core of the city and suburban area of Brest, where a new commercial centre opened in 2007, and the east, which is more traditional and lies around the Roman Catholic church.

Population

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Inhabitants of Guipavas are called in French Guipavasiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,905—    
1800 3,547+2.89%
1806 3,845+1.35%
1821 5,688+2.64%
1831 5,332−0.64%
1836 5,108−0.85%
1841 5,312+0.79%
1846 5,520+0.77%
1851 6,047+1.84%
1856 6,042−0.02%
1861 6,356+1.02%
1866 6,356+0.00%
1872 6,641+0.73%
1876 6,802+0.60%
1881 7,077+0.80%
1886 7,247+0.48%
1891 8,339+2.85%
1896 5,174−9.10%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 5,221+0.18%
1906 5,238+0.07%
1911 5,061−0.69%
1921 5,002−0.12%
1926 4,624−1.56%
1931 4,562−0.27%
1936 4,894+1.41%
1946 5,532+1.23%
1954 6,105+1.24%
1962 6,610+1.00%
1968 7,346+1.78%
1975 8,959+2.88%
1982 10,425+2.19%
1990 11,956+1.73%
1999 12,584+0.57%
2007 13,855+1.21%
2012 13,586−0.39%
2017 14,482+1.29%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Breton language

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See also

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References

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  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 Guipavas, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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