Kerlaz

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Kerlaz
Coat of arms of Kerlaz
Kerlaz (France)
Kerlaz
region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Douarnenez
Community association Douarnenez Communauté
Coordinates 48 ° 6 ′  N , 4 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 6 ′  N , 4 ° 16 ′  W
height 2-137 m
surface 11.45 km 2
Residents 799 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 70 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 29100
INSEE code

Mairie Kerlaz

Kerlaz ( Breton Kerlaz ) is a French commune in the Finistère department with 799 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).

location

The municipality is located in western Brittany , a good two kilometers east of the Bay of Douarnenez on the Atlantic in the Cornouaille region , a few kilometers east of Douarnenez , about 16 kilometers northwest of Quimper , 17 kilometers southwest of Châteaulin , and 36 kilometers south-southeast of Brest (as the crow flies ).

traffic

The nearest exits on the motorway-like expressway E 60 ( Nantes -Brest) and regional train stations on the mainly parallel railway line are at Quimper and Châteaulin.

The nearest regional airport is located near Brest .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
Residents 609 567 513 614 729 803 797 799
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint Germain Church
  • Saint Germain Church

See: List of Monuments historiques in Kerlaz

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 186-187.

Web links

Commons : Kerlaz  - collection of images, videos and audio files