Guipavas

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Guipavas

Total population

15,460

Elevation0 m

Land area44.13 km²

Coordinates48.43°, -4.40°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Guipavas is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The writer Maurice Polard is from Guipavas.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec

French Navy officer of the 18th century

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Antoine Choquet de Lindu

French engineer and architect (1712-1790)

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Antoine Desforges-Boucher

French politician

Aristide Corre

French sailor, co-founder of La Cagoule (1895-1942)

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Auguste-Anne de Bergevin

French politician (1753-1831)

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Auguste Jugelet

French painter (1805-1874)

Auguste Lefèvre

French politician and officer (1828-1907)

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Auguste Étienne François Mayer

French painter (1805-1890)

Aymar Joseph de Roquefeuil et du Bousquet

French admiral

Benoît Nicolas

French triathlete

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Bernard Cornut-Gentille

French diplomat and politician (1909–1992)

Bernard Rogel

French military personnel

Berthe Sylva

French singer (1885-1941)

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Bertrand Cousin

French politician

Bertrand Saint-Sernin

French philosopher (1931–2024)

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Brieg F. Haslé

French art historian

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

Nearby places in Bretagne

• Bohars
  5.3 mi away · pop. 3,615
• Le Drennec
  7.1 mi away · pop. 1,926
• Coat-Méal
  8.2 mi away · pop. 1,131
• Ploudaniel
  8.2 mi away · pop. 3,775
• Kernilis
  9.5 mi away · pop. 1,423
• Lanneuffret
  10 mi away · pop. 150
• Lesneven
  10.1 mi away · pop. 7,377
• Saint-Méen
  10.7 mi away · pop. 940
• Plouguin
  11 mi away · pop. 2,204
• La Martyre
  11.2 mi away · pop. 760
• Locmaria-Plouzané
  11.9 mi away · pop. 5,138
• Tal ar Groas
  12.9 mi away

Browse all places in Bretagne →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Guipavas

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Barred Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra terrestris

Seen 2026-09-27

Spiny Toad

Bufo spinosus

Seen 2026-09-27

devil's-fingers

Clathrus archeri

Seen 2026-09-27

Golden-eye Lichen

Teloschistes chrysophthalmus

Seen 2026-09-27

Palmate Newt

Lissotriton helveticus

Seen 2026-09-27

Migrant Hawker

Aeshna mixta

Seen 2026-09-27

Wall Pennywort

Umbilicus rupestris

Seen 2026-09-27

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

Seen 2026-09-27

Rosemary Beetle

Chrysolina americana

Seen 2026-09-26

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

Official Identifiers