Kerlouan
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Finistère | |
Arrondissement | Brest | |
Canton | Lesneven | |
Community association | Lesneven et Côte des Légends | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 39 ′ N , 4 ° 22 ′ W | |
height | 0-61 m | |
surface | 17.80 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,119 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 119 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 29890 | |
INSEE code | 29091 | |
Mairie Kerlouan |
Kerlouan ( Breton Kerlouan ) is a French commune in the Finistère department with 2119 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geography
Kerlouan is located in the northwest of Brittany in the immediate vicinity of the Atlantic coast .
Brest is 30 kilometers southwest and Paris about 490 kilometers east.
coat of arms
Blazon : "Quartered by a continuous red bar cross, in 1 in gold a black lion , in 2 in green a silver abalone , in 3 in green a silver chicory and in 4 in silver two blue rafters as stakes ."
traffic
In Landerneau and Brest are the next departures of the highway E 50 ( Rennes -Brest) and regional stations on the railway line Brest-Rennes and Brest- Nantes .
The regional airport Aéroport de Brest Bretagne is only 22 km southwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
Residents | 2717 | 2693 | 2656 | 2572 | 2406 | 2238 | 2257 | 2119 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- The Atlantic coast with its massive granite rocks is a popular bouldering area, the rocks on the beach are mainly used for bouldering due to their low height .
- Saint-Brévalaire church
- various chapels
- Near Kerlouan, there is a 300-meter-high French military transmitter mast that sends commands to submerged submarines.
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Kerlouan
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 750-754.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Climbing: Bouldering by the sea. With board and brush - Kerlouan. Edition 06/2010 , accessed on July 13, 2015
- ↑ Kerlouan transmission mast (Kerlouan) - Structurae , accessed on September 1, 2015