Guilvinec or Le Guilvinec (French pronunciation: [ɡilvinɛk]; Breton: Ar Gelveneg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The commune was created in 1880 from part of the commune Plomeur.^[3]

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Guilvinec Ar Gelveneg
Commune
Fishing port
Coat of arms
Location of Guilvinec
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Coordinates: 47°47′46″N 4°16′57″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Pont-l'Abbé
Intercommunality	Pays Bigouden Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Tanneau[1]
Area 1	2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,682
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29072 /29730
Elevation	0–17 m (0–56 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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Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French Guilvinistes.

Guilvinec is an important fishing port.

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 4 February 2006.

• Communes of the Finistère department