Châteauneuf-du-Faou
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Châteauneuf-du-Faou Castle-Nevez-ar-Faou |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Chateaulin | |
| Canton | Briec | |
| Community association | Haute Cornouaille | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 11 ′ N , 3 ° 49 ′ W | |
| height | 31–153 m | |
| surface | 42.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,673 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 86 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29520 | |
| INSEE code | 29027 | |
| Website | http://www.chateauneuf-du-faou.com/ | |
 Mairie Châteauneuf-du-Faou |
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Châteauneuf-du-Faou ( Breton Kastell-Nevez-ar-Faou ) is a French commune in western Brittany in the Finistère department with 3,673 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The municipality belongs to the canton of Briec (canton of Châteauneuf-du-Faou until 2015 ).
location
The place is located around 33 kilometers east of the Atlantic coast on the banks of the Aulne River . The major and port city of Brest is 53 km to the northwest and Paris about 470 km to the east. (Information as the crow flies ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 3436 | 3723 | 3754 | 3972 | 3777 | 3595 | 3599 | 3673 |
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traffic
At Châteaulin there is an exit on the expressway E 60 Brest- Nantes and at Morlaix and Landivisiau there are exits on the expressway E 50 towards Rennes .
Regional trains stop in Châteaulin and Quimper on the Brest – Nantes railway line and Brest train station is the terminus of the TGV Atlantique to Paris.
The Aéroport de Brest Bretagne regional airport is located near the city of Brest in Guipavas .
Attractions
- Notre-Dame des Portes church
- Saint-Julien church
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Châteauneuf-du-Faou
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 217-223.
Web links
- Châteauneuf-du-Faou Tourist Office