Névez

Névez (French pronunciation: [neve]; Breton: Nevez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, in north-western France.

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Commune
The beach at Port-Manec'h
Location of Névez
Névez Névez
Coordinates: 47°49′13″N 3°47′28″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Moëlan-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Guillou
Area 1	25.37 km2 (9.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,700
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29153 /29920
Elevation	0–48 m (0–157 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nevez means "new" in Breton. The name is thought to have arisen when Trégunc was split in two in 1078, creating a new parish. [1]

Population

Inhabitants of Névez are called Néveziens. Névez has become a popular tourist destination in recent years, with the population in summer going 2700 to upwards of 20 000 in summer. [2]

Economy

Historically, the inhabitants of Névez have heavily relied on fishing and agriculture. Today, Névez is among the 10 most expensive communes to buy property in Brittany and relies mainly on the tourism industry. [3]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,560 —     1800 1,638 +0.70% 1806 1,355 −3.11% 1821 1,487 +0.62% 1831 1,450 −0.25% 1836 1,923 +5.81% 1841 1,836 −0.92% 1846 2,040 +2.13% 1851 2,073 +0.32% 1856 2,084 +0.11% 1861 2,111 +0.26% 1866 2,221 +1.02% 1872 2,174 −0.36% 1876 2,344 +1.90% 1881 2,454 +0.92% 1886 2,487 +0.27% 1891 2,605 +0.93% 1896 2,660 +0.42%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,818 +1.16% 1906 2,922 +0.73% 1911 3,203 +1.85% 1921 3,039 −0.52% 1926 3,140 +0.66% 1931 3,220 +0.50% 1936 3,214 −0.04% 1946 3,046 −0.54% 1954 3,160 +0.46% 1962 3,127 −0.13% 1968 3,111 −0.09% 1975 2,895 −1.02% 1982 2,700 −0.99% 1990 2,574 −0.60% 1999 2,466 −0.48% 2007 2,641 +0.86% 2012 2,717 +0.57% 2017 2,661 −0.42%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Map

Topographic map

Notable people

• Marie Pommepuy (b. 1978), illustrator and half of the joint pen name Kerascoët, grew up in Névez
• Stéphane Amalir, director of the Alliance française in Delhi, India.

Gallery

• 
  Hénan Castle
• 
  Tide mill of Hénan
• 
  Raguénez island
• 
  Thatched roof cottage in Kerascoët village
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  Tourist office
• 
  Kerascoët village
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  Kerascoët village
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  Kerascoët village
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  Kerascoët village

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Entry on sculptor of Névez war memorial Jean Joncourt

External links

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