Mahalon

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Mahalon
Mahalon (France)
Mahalon
region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Douarnenez
Community association Cap Sizun-Pointe du Raz
Coordinates 48 ° 2 ′  N , 4 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 2 ′  N , 4 ° 26 ′  W
height 2–101 m
surface 21.39 km 2
Residents 957 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 45 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 29790
INSEE code 29143
Website http://www.mahalon.fr .

Mairie Mahalon

Mahalon ( Breton Mahalon ) is a French commune with 957 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the west of the Brittany region . It is located in the Finistère department on the Cap Sizun peninsula near the Atlantic coast. The Goyen River forms the northern boundary of the municipality. Quimper is 25 kilometers east, Brest 40 kilometers north and Paris around 520 kilometers east.

traffic

At Quimper there is the next exit on the expressway E 60 ( Nantes -Brest) and a regional train station . There is a regional airport near the city of Brest .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 2017
Residents 867 802 742 711 773 799 881 957
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Magloire church
  • Saint-Pierre Chapel

  • Saint-Magloire church

  • Saint-Pierre Chapel

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 1154-1157.

Web links

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