Gommenec'h

Gommenec'h

Gouanac'h
Gommenec'h Gouanac'h
Commune
	The chapel of Notre-Dame de Douarnec in Gommenec'h
	Location of Gommenec'h
	Gommenec'h Gommenec'h
	Coordinates: 48°38′27″N 3°02′52″W / 48.6408°N 3.0478°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Plouha
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Herviou
Area 1	11.83 km2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population (2021)	550
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22063 /22290
Elevation	32–91 m (105–299 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gommenec'h (Breton: Gouanac'h) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	433	—
1968	552	+27.5%
1975	513	−7.1%
1982	457	−10.9%
1990	421	−7.9%
1999	475	+12.8%
2008	515	+8.4%

Inhabitants are called gommenechois in French.

Etymology[edit]

Breton Etymology: gou (under) and menec'h (monks)

Geography - Economy[edit]

This agricultural village, is situated at 13 km (8.1 mi) of magnificent touristic beaches of "La Manche".

Hamlets: Kerampalier, Kerbalan, Kerbillion-Bihan, Kerdoret, Kerdouanec, Kerhuel, Kerilis, Villepierre, Pors-Hamonet, Kervenou, Kermovezen, Kervernier, kerbars, Kerolland, Kergaff, Kerloas, Kerien, Kervily, Kerbost, Guern-Bras, le Guily, la Ville-Basse, la Trinité, Lochrist, Traou-Morvan, Traou-Gouziou, Traou-Hamon, Traou-Bistihou.

Gommenec'h is surrounded by four rivers: le Leff, le Gouazel, le Roz and le Goas Mab.

Sights[edit]

The chapel of Douannec dating from the sixteenth century, with statues of the Virgin and Child, Saint Pierre, and Saint Eutrope in polychrome wood.

The church of Saint Guy with a wooden statue of Saint Joran.

The fountain of Saint Guy: eighteenth century granite fountain.

References[edit]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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