Saint-Goazec
Commune in Brittany, France
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Saint-Goazec (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡwazɛk]; Breton: Sant-Wazeg) in commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Saint-Goazec
Sant-Wazeg | |
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 Location of Saint-Goazec | |
  Saint-Goazec  Saint-Goazec | |
| Coordinates: 48°09′52″N 3°46′51″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Briec |
| Intercommunality | Haute Cornouaille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Guillou[1] |
Area 1 | 33.76 km2 (13.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 739 |
| • Density | 21.9/km2 (56.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29249 /29520 |
| Elevation | 33–295 m (108–968 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Goazec are called in French Saint-Goaziens. The commune's population peaks in 1906.
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Geography
Saint-Goazec lies on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains). The canal de Nantes à Brest, which is the canalized river Aulne, forms the commune's northern border.
