GouesnouGouesnou is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.International relationsGouesnou is a satellite town of Brest. It is twin [towns and sister cities|twinned] with the town of Brecon in Powys, mid Wales, enabling cultural exchanges to take place between these two Celtic regions. A new street in Brecon, passing the bus station, is named Heol Gouesnou; it follows the track of the disused Brecon and Neath Railway.GeographyThe Penfeld River has its source in this commune.PopulationInhabitants of Gouesnou are known in French as Gouesnousiens.Breton languageIn 2008, 8.32% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.