Guémené-Penfao
Guémené-Penfao
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Commune | |
The church in Guémené-Penfao | |
Location of Guémené-Penfao | |
| Coordinates: 47°37′51″N 1°49′53″W / 47.6308°N 1.8314°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 km2 (40.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 5,242 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Guémené-Penfao (French pronunciation: [ɡemne pɛ̃fo] ⓘ; Gallo: Gemenae, Breton: Gwenvenez-Penfaou) 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.
Its name comes from the Breton language: "gwen" (white), "menez" (hill, mountain), "pen" (head), and "faou" (beech tree). The main economic activity is agriculture.