Guémené-Penfao
Guémené-Penfao
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The church in Guémené-Penfao | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Guémené-Penfao | |
Guémené-Penfao Guémené-Penfao | |
| Coordinates: 47°37′51″N 1°49′53″W / 47.6308°N 1.8314°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Guémené-Penfao |
| Intercommunality | Redon Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Barathon-Bazelle[1] |
Area 1 | 105.51 km2 (40.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,242 |
| • Density | 49.68/km2 (128.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44067 /44290 |
| Elevation | 2–83 m (6.6–272.3 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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.
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Guémené-Penfao, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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