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 Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Guillou[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.37 km2 (9.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,700 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/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 in 1078, creating a new parish.
Population
Inhabitants of Névez are called Néveziens. Névez has become a popular tourist destination in recent years, with the population in summer going 2700 to upwards of 20 000 in summer.
Economy
Historically, the inhabitants of Névez have heavily relied on fishing and agriculture. Today, Névez is among the 10 most expensive communes to buy property in Brittany and relies mainly on the tourism industry.
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Map
Notable people
- Marie Pommepuy (b. 1978), illustrator and half of the joint pen name Kerascoët, grew up in Névez
- Stéphane Amalir, director of the Alliance française in Delhi, India.
Gallery
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Entry on sculptor of Névez war memorial Jean Joncourt
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Névez, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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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