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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant |
| Canton | Guémené-Penfao |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Redon |
| Mayor | Yannick Bigaud (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 2–83 m (6.6–272 ft) |
| Land area1 | 105.51 km2 (40.74 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,876 (2006) |
| - Density | 46 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44067/ 44290 |
| Website | http://www.mairie-guemene-penfao.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Guémené-Penfao is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. The name comes from Breton language "gwen" (white) "menez" (hill, mountain), "pen" (head) and "faou" (beech tree). The main economic activity is agriculture.
Edith Cresson's doctoral thesis was on the demography of women in Guémené-Penfao.[1]