Guémené-Penfao

This article is about the commune and town. For the canton, see Canton of Guémené-Penfao.

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.

Guémené-Penfao Gemenae (Gallo) Gwenvenez-Penfaou (Breton)
Commune
The church in Guémené-Penfao
Coat of arms
Location of Guémené-Penfao
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Coordinates: 47°37′51″N 1°49′53″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  (2021)[2]	5,240
• Density	50/km2 (130/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.

Its name comes from the Breton language: "gwen" (white), "menez" (hill, mountain), "pen" (head), and "faou" (beech tree). The main economic activity is agriculture.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,383 —     1800 3,585 +0.83% 1806 3,436 −0.71% 1821 3,634 +0.37% 1831 3,798 +0.44% 1841 4,013 +0.55% 1846 4,328 +1.52% 1851 4,630 +1.36% 1856 4,679 +0.21% 1861 4,977 +1.24% 1866 5,637 +2.52% 1872 5,923 +0.83% 1876 6,167 +1.01% 1881 6,566 +1.26% 1886 6,766 +0.60% 1891 6,812 +0.14% 1896 6,765 −0.14% 1901 6,738 −0.08%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 6,762 +0.07% 1911 6,497 −0.80% 1921 5,982 −0.82% 1926 5,922 −0.20% 1931 5,697 −0.77% 1936 5,608 −0.31% 1946 5,527 −0.15% 1954 5,331 −0.45% 1962 5,189 −0.34% 1968 4,977 −0.69% 1975 4,590 −1.15% 1982 4,476 −0.36% 1990 4,464 −0.03% 1999 4,572 +0.27% 2007 4,920 +0.92% 2012 5,209 +1.15% 2017 5,200 −0.03%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

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 Guémené-Penfao, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE