Guémené-Penfao

Guémené-Penfao is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, north of Nantes. The commune is widespread and includes the former communes of Beslé-sur-Vilaine and Guénouvry.

Guémené-Penfao
Commune
The church in Guémené-Penfao
Coat of arms
Location of Guémené-Penfao
Guémené-Penfao Guémené-Penfao
Coordinates: 47°37′51″N 1°49′53″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Guémené-Penfao
Intercommunality	Redon Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Barathon-Bazelle
Area ^1	105.51 km^2 (40.74 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,200
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44067 /44290
Elevation	2–83 m (6.6–272.3 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its name comes from the Breton language: "gwen" (white), "menez" (hill, mountain), "pen" (head), and "faou" (beech tree). The main economic activity is agriculture.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	3,383	—
1806	3,436	+1.6%
1821	3,634	+5.8%
1831	3,798	+4.5%
1841	4,013	+5.7%
1851	4,630	+15.4%
1861	4,977	+7.5%
1872	5,923	+19.0%
1881	6,566	+10.9%
1891	6,812	+3.7%
1901	6,738	−1.1%
1911	6,497	−3.6%
1921	5,982	−7.9%
1931	5,697	−4.8%
1946	5,527	−3.0%
1954	5,331	−3.5%
1962	5,189	−2.7%
1968	4,977	−4.1%
1975	4,590	−7.8%
1982	4,476	−2.5%
1990	4,464	−0.3%
1999	4,569	+2.4%
2007	4,920	+7.7%
2017	5,200	+5.7%

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.