Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...
in north-western
France
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. The commune was created in 1880 from part of the commune
Plomeur
Plomeur (; ) is a commune in the Bigouden region of Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Plomeur is situated between the larger communes of Penmarc'h to the South-West, Guilvinec and Treffiagat to the South, as well as ...
.
Population
Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French ''Guilvinistes''.
Economy
Guilvinec is an important fishing port.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through
Ya d'ar brezhoneg
(french: Oui au breton, en, Yes to Breton) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the ( en, Office of the Breton language) to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, northwestern France. Breton is a ...