Gouézec

Gouézec (Breton: Gouezeg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Gouézec Gouezeg
Commune
A general view of Gouézec
Location of Gouézec
Gouézec Gouézec
Coordinates: 48°10′12″N 3°58′15″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Briec
Intercommunality	Région de Pleyben
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Cécile Nay
Area ^1	30.94 km^2 (11.95 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,100
• Density	36/km^2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29062 /29190
Elevation	19–270 m (62–886 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Gouézec are called in French Gouézécois.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,154 —     1800 1,291 +11.9% 1806 1,306 +1.2% 1821 1,362 +4.3% 1831 1,561 +14.6% 1836 1,614 +3.4% 1841 1,620 +0.4% 1846 1,800 +11.1% 1851 1,911 +6.2% 1856 1,907 −0.2% 1861 1,927 +1.0% 1866 2,075 +7.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 2,110 +1.7% 1876 2,170 +2.8% 1881 2,247 +3.5% 1886 2,264 +0.8% 1891 2,278 +0.6% 1896 2,284 +0.3% 1901 2,322 +1.7% 1906 2,290 −1.4% 1911 2,335 +2.0% 1921 2,150 −7.9% 1926 2,159 +0.4% 1931 2,042 −5.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 1,865 −8.7% 1946 1,954 +4.8% 1954 1,520 −22.2% 1962 1,356 −10.8% 1968 1,212 −10.6% 1975 1,062 −12.4% 1982 1,070 +0.8% 1990 1,076 +0.6% 1999 984 −8.6% 2008 1,089 +10.7%

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)