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Guilvinec

Guilvinec
Ar Gelveneg
Fishing port
Fishing port
Coat of arms of Guilvinec
Coat of arms
Guilvinec is located in France
Guilvinec
Guilvinec
Coordinates: 47°47′46″N 4°16′57″W / 47.7961°N 4.2825°W / 47.7961; -4.2825Coordinates: 47°47′46″N 4°16′57″W / 47.7961°N 4.2825°W / 47.7961; -4.2825
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Guilvinec
Intercommunality Pays Bigouden Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Luc Tanneau
Area1 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,998
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29072 /29730
Elevation 0–17 m (0–56 ft)

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.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guilvinec or Le Guilvinec (Breton: Ar Gelveneg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French Guilvinistes.

Guilvinec is an important fishing port.

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 4 February 2006.


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