Finistère
Arrondissement de Brest
Guipavas

Guipavas

Guipavas is a commune in the department of in north-western . The writer Maurice Polard is from Guipavas. The city is divided into two major parts: the west, known as the dynamic core of the city and suburban area of , where a new commercial centre opened in 2007, and the east, which is more traditional and lies around the Roman Catholic church.
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  • Type: Town with 15,500 residents
  • Description: commune in Finistère, Brittany
  • Also known as: “Gwipavaz”
  • Postal codes: 29490 and 29490
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Guipavas and Brest Bretagne Airport.

Church
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is a church.

Aerodrome
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, formerly known as Brest Guipavas Airport, is an serving . It is located in the commune of Guipavas and 10.2 km northeast of Brest, within the département of .

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 3 km south of Guipavas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chapelle Notre-Dame du Rhun and Saint-Marc.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 6 km southwest of Guipavas.

Town
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is a commune in the department, located in the administrative region of , northwestern . is situated 7 km south of Guipavas.

Guipavas

Latitude
48.43464° or 48° 26′ 5″ north
Longitude
-4.40098° or 4° 24′ 4″ west
Population
15,500
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
United Nations Location Code
FR GPV
Open location code
8CWQCHMX+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26692178
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3014213
Wiki­data ID
Q325889
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Guipavas” goes by many names.
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  • Chechen: “Гипава”
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  • Chinese: “吉帕瓦”
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  • Japanese: “ギパヴァ”
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  • Kazakh: “Gïpava”
  • Kazakh: “Guipavas”
  • Kazakh: “Гипава”
  • Kazakh: “گىيپاۆا”
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  • Russian: “Гипава”
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  • Tatar: “Гипава”
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