Penmarch
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Penmarch Penmarc'h |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Quimper | |
| Canton | Pont-l'Abbé | |
| Community association | Pays Bigouden Sud | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 49 ′ N , 4 ° 20 ′ W | |
| height | -1-23 m | |
| surface | 16.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,247 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 320 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29760 | |
| INSEE code | 29158 | |
| Website | http://www.penmarch.fr/ | |
 Phare d'Eckmühl lighthouse |
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Penmarch ( Breton Penmarc'h ) is a French commune in the Finistère département (region: Bretagne ) with 5247 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geography
The municipality in the Cornouaille consists of the inland main town, mainly the coastal towns of Kerity, Saint-Guénolé and Saint-Pierre. The port of Saint-Guénolé is home to a sizeable fishing fleet, one of the most important in the country with an annual catch of around 14,000 tons. A large part of the fish is offered in a modern auction hall on the port area, while a certain part is processed in local canning factories. North of the port is a rocky coastline that merges into the sandy beach of Pors Carn at the end of the village.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 7652 | 7320 | 6921 | 6463 | 6272 | 5889 | 5633 | 5247 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Penmarch
In addition to some churches and chapels (including the Chapelle Notre Dame de la Joie , which is located directly on the coast , the parish church of St-Nonna , the former chapel of a leper colony Ste-Marie-Madeleine , the restored church ruin Ste-Thumette and the Tower ruins of St-Guénolé ) and individual menhirs and dolmens , especially the Phare d'Eckmühl , a 65-meter-high lighthouse built at the Pointe de Penmarc'h , which was built at the end of the 19th century. Just a few kilometers away, near Saint-Jean-Trolimon , you will find the remarkable Chapelle de Notre-Dame de Tronoën with one of the most beautiful calvaries in Brittany.
Notre Dame de la Joie
Calvary in front of Saint-Jean-Trolimon
Figures on the Calvary in front of Saint-Jean-Trolimon
Musée préhistoire Penmarc'h hoard from Spézet
Musée préhistoire Penmarc'h
Trivia
Penmarch plays the Franklins Tale from the medieval Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 511-524.
Web links
- Website of the municipality (French)