La Gouesnière

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La Gouesnière

Total population

1,966

Elevation2 m

Land area8.74 km²

Coordinates48.60°, -1.89°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

La Gouesnière is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Suzy Solidor

French singer (1900-1983)

William Kennedy Dickson

Scottish photographer and inventor of motion picture cameras (1860-1935)

Pierre Plateau

Roman Catholic archbishop (1924–2018)

Édouard Riou

French painter and writer (1833-1900)

Louis Duchesne

French priest and Church historian (1843–1922)

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Auguste Léopold Protet

French admiral (1808–1862)

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Jean Grumellon

French footballer (1923-1991)

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Yves Ravaleu

French road bicycle racer and cyclo-cross cyclist

Alexandre Marie du Crest de Villeneuve

Alexandre Miniac

Architect and painter (1885-1963)

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Angèle Vannier

French poet (1917–1980)

Auguste Véron

French admiral (1819-1901)

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Claude Martin

French boxer (1952-1992)

Edmond Miniac

French jurist (1884-1947)

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Ernest Guéguen

French association football player (1885-1915)

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Eugène Hawke

French architect

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

Gallery

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