Névez

Névez (French pronunciation: [neve]; Breton: Nevez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Névez
Nevez
Commune
The beach at Port-Manec'h
The beach at Port-Manec'h
Location of Névez
Névez is located in France
Névez
Névez
Névez is located in Brittany
Névez
Névez
Coordinates: 47°49′13″N 3°47′28″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonMoëlan-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityConcarneau Cornouaille Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Guillou[1]
Area
1
25.37 km2 (9.80 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,694
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29153 /29920
Elevation0–48 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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,560—    
1800 1,638+0.70%
1806 1,355−3.11%
1821 1,487+0.62%
1831 1,450−0.25%
1836 1,923+5.81%
1841 1,836−0.92%
1846 2,040+2.13%
1851 2,073+0.32%
1856 2,084+0.11%
1861 2,111+0.26%
1866 2,221+1.02%
1872 2,174−0.36%
1876 2,344+1.90%
1881 2,454+0.92%
1886 2,487+0.27%
1891 2,605+0.93%
1896 2,660+0.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,818+1.16%
1906 2,922+0.73%
1911 3,203+1.85%
1921 3,039−0.52%
1926 3,140+0.66%
1931 3,220+0.50%
1936 3,214−0.04%
1946 3,046−0.54%
1954 3,160+0.46%
1962 3,127−0.13%
1968 3,111−0.09%
1975 2,895−1.02%
1982 2,700−0.99%
1990 2,574−0.60%
1999 2,466−0.48%
2007 2,641+0.86%
2012 2,717+0.57%
2017 2,661−0.42%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Map
Topographic map

Notable people
  • Marie Pommepuy (b. 1978), illustrator and half of the joint pen name Kerascoët, grew up in Névez
  • Hénan Castle
    Hénan Castle
  • Tide mill of Hénan
    Tide mill of Hénan
  • Raguénez island
    Raguénez island
  • Thatched roof cottage in Kerascoët village
    Thatched roof cottage in Kerascoët village
  • Tourist office
    Tourist office

See also

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Névez, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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