Guengat

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Guengat
Gwengad
Guengat Coat of Arms
Guengat (France)
Guengat
region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Quimper-1
Community association Quimper Bretagne Occidentale
Coordinates 48 ° 3 ′  N , 4 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 3 ′  N , 4 ° 12 ′  W
height 7-162 m
surface 22.72 km 2
Residents 1,782 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 78 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 29180
INSEE code 29066
Website http://www.guengat.fr/

Saint-Fiacre church

Guengat ( Breton Gwengad ) is a commune in western France in the Finistère department in the Brittany region , about six kilometers from Locronan . It has 1782 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and an area of ​​22.72 km².

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 2017
Residents 1009 1001 1198 1588 1604 1471 1633 1782
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Entrance to the churchyard

The Breton name Gwengad means "white hare" in German. In the village there is the small, 15th century church Saint-Fiacre and in front of it a small calvary . In the church there are carvings as statues and on the ceiling beams. See also: List of Monuments historiques in Guengat

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 416-420.

Web links

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