Guengat

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Guengat

Total population

1,825

Elevation7 m

Land area22.72 km²

Coordinates48.04°, -4.21°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Guengat is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Max Jacob

French poet, painter, writer and critic (1876-1944)

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Mathieu Halleguen

French bicycle racer

René Laennec

French physician, inventor of stethoscope (1781-1826)

Élie Catherine Fréron

French writer (1718–1776)

Émile Lemoine

French mathematician and civil engineer (1840–1912)

Jessica Cérival

French shot putter

Diane Fleri

Italian actress (born 1983)

Jacques de la Villeglé

French artist (1926–2022)

Laurent Pichon

cyclist

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Charles Armand Picquenard

French writer and botanist (1872-1940)

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Anthony Vignes

French bicycle racer

Denis Bérardier

French priest and theologian (1735-1794)

Charles Hernu

French politician (1923–1990)

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Corentin Louis Kervran

French scientist known for his controversial theories on "biological transmutations" (1901–1983)

Pierre Souvestre

French writer (1874-1914)

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François Caradec

French writer (1924-2008)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Blue Jelly

Cyanea lamarckii

Seen 2026-06-08

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-06-08

Common Froghopper

Cercopis vulnerata

Seen 2026-06-01

European Glow-worm

Lampyris noctiluca

Seen 2026-05-31

Buff Ermine

Spilosoma lutea

Seen 2026-05-30

Oak Eggar

Lasiocampa quercus

Seen 2026-05-30

heath spotted orchid

Dactylorhiza maculata

Seen 2026-05-30

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-05-29

Common Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

Seen 2026-05-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers