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Guissény

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Also known as Gwiseni

Guissény (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

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Guissény is a commune in France, situated in the canton of Lannilis within the Finistère department and the arrondissement of Brest. It is located in the Brittany region and shares borders with Kernilis, Plouguerneau, Kerlouan, and Plouider. The commune has an area of 25.18 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 77 meters. Its postal code is 29880, and it falls within the Europe/Paris time zone.

The population of Guissény is recorded as 2,104, comprising 1,005 males and 1,004 females. The residents are known as Guisséniens and Guisséniennes. The associated electoral district is the canton of Lesneven.

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Place details

Locality
Guissény
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
1,938
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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PM2.5
6.5 µg/m³
PM10
10.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Guissény
French commune.native name
Gwiseni
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Eglise Guisseny06.jpg
French commune.caption
The church in Guissény
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Guissény (Finistère).svg
French commune.INSEE
29077
French commune.postal code
29880
French commune.arrondissement
Brest
French commune.canton
Lesneven
French commune.mayor
Raphaël Rapin
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Lesneven Côte des Légendes
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
77
French commune.area km2
25.18

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Guissény
Demonym
Guisséniennes
Country
France
Population
1974
Area
25.18
Elevation
40
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Saint-Frégant
Official website
www.guisseny.net
Image
Eglise Guisseny06.jpg
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Commons category
Guissény
postal code
29880
associated electoral district
canton of Lesneven
male population
1005
female population
1004
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-98-25-61-07
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Population
  • Breton language
  • Sights
  • See also
  • References
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Guissény (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

==Geography== Guissény is a coastal town on the English Channel that is part of the "pays Pagan". It is limited to the northeast by a marine gulf, the gulf (or cove) of Tressény, into which flows a small coastal river, the Quillimadec, which separates it from Kerlouan. To the west, it is limited by the Porz Olier (its eastern tip containing Dibennou and its western Beg ar Skeïz), a small residual marine gulf that was once much larger. Most of the gulf has been transformed into a polder (La Palud de Curnic, where salt marshes once existed) or pond (Étang du Curnic) due to the construction of a dyke that separates Guissény from Plouguerneau. Guissény extends westward to include a good part of the beach of Vougo - the other part being in Plouguerneau - where the coastal dunes reach an altitude of up to 13 meters at a place called "la Sècherie".

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