Kerlouan
Kerlouan
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 The church of Saint-Brévalaire, in Kerlouan | |
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Location of Kerlouan  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°38′46″N 4°21′52″W / 48.6461°N 4.3644°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Lesneven |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lesneven et de la Côte des Légendes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Charlotte Abiven |
| Area 1 | 17.80 km2 (6.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 2,272 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29091 /29890 |
| Elevation | 0–61 m (0–200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Kerlouan (Breton: Kerlouan) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France not far from Brest. It also contains the village of Meneham.
Population
Inhabitants of Kerlouan are called in French Kerlouanais.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2717 | 2693 | 2656 | 2572 | 2406 | 2238 | 2272 |
Fishing hamlet of Meneham
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The village of Meneham, locate in Pagan county (bro Pagan), was initially built as a lookout post in the 17th century by Vauban. The main building has the distinction of having a stone roof. The inhabitants came to steal the wood used for the fire.
The lookout is built around many huge granite rocks. This village is almost deserted and in disrepair in the 1990s. A rehabilitation operation is then initiated from 2004.
The old cottage is now the Village Inn (restaurant).
Sights
- Kerlouan transmitter, for transmitting orders to submerged submarines in VLF-range.
- The coast is an other great point of interest, as the beaches of "Boutrouille" or "Le Fanal", and for climbers the "île aux vaches".
- Le Gallion restaurant is located in the northwestern part of the main town.
See also
References
External links
- Template:Fr icon Cultural Heritage[dead link]
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