Névez
Encyclopedia
Névez is a commune
in the Finistère
department of Brittany in north-western France
.
Nevez means "new" in Breton
. The name is thought to have arisen when Trégunc
was split in two, creating a new parish.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Finistère
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
department of Brittany in north-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Nevez means "new" in Breton
Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
. The name is thought to have arisen when Trégunc
Trégunc
Trégunc is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Trégunc are called in French Trégunois or Tréguncois.-References:** -External links:* /*...
was split in two, creating a new parish.