Rosnoën

Rosnoën Rosloc'hen
Commune
Rosnoën seen from the summit of Ménez-Hom, with the Aulne river in the foreground
Location of Rosnoën
Rosnoën Rosnoën
Coordinates: 48°15′51″N 4°11′36″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mickaël Kernéis
Area 1	33.70 km2 (13.01 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	974
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29240 /29590
Elevation	0–167 m (0–548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rosnoën (French pronunciation: [ʁɔsnɔɛn]; Breton: Rosloc'hen) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Rosnoën are called in French Rosnoënais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,277 —     1800 1,331 +4.2% 1806 1,341 +0.8% 1821 1,380 +2.9% 1831 1,509 +9.3% 1836 1,530 +1.4% 1841 1,652 +8.0% 1846 1,441 −12.8% 1851 1,789 +24.1% 1856 1,698 −5.1% 1861 1,768 +4.1% 1866 1,838 +4.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1872 1,731 −5.8% 1876 1,752 +1.2% 1881 1,679 −4.2% 1886 1,838 +9.5% 1891 1,670 −9.1% 1896 1,561 −6.5% 1901 1,537 −1.5% 1906 1,530 −0.5% 1911 1,608 +5.1% 1921 1,330 −17.3% 1926 1,340 +0.8% 1931 1,261 −5.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1936 1,203 −4.6% 1946 1,211 +0.7% 1954 1,019 −15.9% 1962 932 −8.5% 1968 812 −12.9% 1975 725 −10.7% 1982 692 −4.6% 1990 802 +15.9% 1999 835 +4.1% 2008 977 +17.0% 2019 959 −1.8%

Geography

Rosnoën is located 26 km (16 mi) southeast of Brest. The village occupies a peninsula between the mouths or the Aulne river and Faou river. Térénez bridge is located between Rosnoën and Landévennec. The bridge crosses the mouth of the Aulne river, connecting Crozon Peninsula to Brittany.

Panoramic view from the belvedere of Rosnoën on the Aulne river and the Crozon Peninsula.

Map

Topographic map

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)