Névez
Névez (French pronunciation: [neve]; Breton: Nevez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Névez
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 The beach at Port-Manec'h | |
Location of Névez  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°49′13″N 3°47′28″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Moëlan-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Concarneau-Cornouaille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Guillou |
| Area 1 | 25.37 km2 (9.80 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,686 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29153 /29920 |
| Elevation | 0–48 m (0–157 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Nevez means "new" in Breton. The name is thought to have arisen when Trégunc was split in two, creating a new parish.
Population
Inhabitants of Névez are called in French Névéziens.
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Notable people
- Marie Pommepuy (b. 1978), illustrator and half of the joint pen name Kerascoët, grew up in Névez
Gallery
Château du Hénan
Tide mill of Hénan
Raguénez island
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Entry on sculptor of Névez war memorial Jean Joncourt
References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Névez, EHESS. (in French)
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Névez. |
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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