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Location within Brittany region
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| Coordinates: 48°27′16″N 4°27′48″W / 48.4544°N 4.4633°WCoordinates: 48°27′16″N 4°27′48″W / 48.4544°N 4.4633°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Brest | |
| Canton | Brest-L'Hermitage-Gouesnou | |
| Intercommunality | Brest Métropole Océane | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Stéphane Roudaut | |
| Area1 | 12.08 km2 (4.66 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 6,317 | |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29061 /29850 | |
| Elevation | 58–103 m (190–338 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Gouesnou (Breton: Gouenoù) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Gouesnou is a satellite town of Brest. Gouesnou is twinned with the town of Brecon in Powys, south Wales enabling cultural exchanges to take place between these two Celtic regions.
The Penfeld River takes its source in this commune.
Inhabitants of Gouesnou are known in French as Gouesnousiens.
In 2008, 8.32% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.
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