Saint-Goazec

Saint-Goazec (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡwazɛk]; Breton: Sant-Wazeg) in commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Saint-Goazec
Sant-Wazeg
Commune
The Château de Trévarez
The Château de Trévarez
Location of Saint-Goazec
Saint-Goazec is located in France
Saint-Goazec
Saint-Goazec
Saint-Goazec is located in Brittany
Saint-Goazec
Saint-Goazec
Coordinates: 48°09′52″N 3°46′51″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonBriec
IntercommunalityHaute Cornouaille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Guillou[1]
Area
1
33.76 km2 (13.03 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
713
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29249 /29520
Elevation33–295 m (108–968 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Goazec are called in French Saint-Goaziens. The commune's population peaks in 1906.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,075—    
1800 898−2.54%
1806 986+1.57%
1821 815−1.26%
1831 1,104+3.08%
1836 1,135+0.56%
1841 1,104−0.55%
1846 1,121+0.31%
1851 1,105−0.29%
1856 1,053−0.96%
1861 1,099+0.86%
1866 1,230+2.28%
1872 1,201−0.40%
1876 1,307+2.14%
1881 1,362+0.83%
1886 1,420+0.84%
1891 1,480+0.83%
1896 1,555+0.99%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,740+2.27%
1906 1,860+1.34%
1911 1,774−0.94%
1921 1,605−1.00%
1926 1,569−0.45%
1931 1,562−0.09%
1936 1,439−1.63%
1946 1,510+0.48%
1954 1,121−3.66%
1962 1,042−0.91%
1968 976−1.08%
1975 845−2.04%
1982 876+0.52%
1990 771−1.58%
1999 725−0.68%
2007 705−0.35%
2012 713+0.23%
2019 712−0.02%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Geography

Saint-Goazec lies on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains). The canal de Nantes à Brest, which is the canalized river Aulne, forms the commune's northern border.

Map
Topographic map

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  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 Saint-Goazec, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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