Pont-l'Abbé
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Quimper | |
| Canton | Pont-l'Abbé (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays Bigouden Sud | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 52 ′ N , 4 ° 13 ′ W | |
| height | 0-37 m | |
| surface | 18.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,250 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 453 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29120 | |
| INSEE code | 29220 | |
| Website | http://ville-pontlabbe.fr/ | |
 Pont-l'Abbé castle |
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Pont-l'Abbé ( Breton Pont-'n-Abad ) is a commune in Cornouaille , in western France in the Finistère department in Brittany . 8,250 inhabitants live in an area of 18.21 km² (as of January 1, 2017).
Pont-l'Abbé is considered the capital of the "Pays Bigouden" ( Bro Vigoudenn in Breton ) - the Bigoudenland .
Allegedly, an abbot of Loctudy had a bridge built here in the 7th century - hence the name Pont-l'Abbé. The once important port is now used almost exclusively for recreational shipping.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 6396 | 6791 | 7325 | 7266 | 7374 | 7849 | 8065 | 8250 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Cityscape
- Pont-l'Abbé harbor basin
- the preserved parts of the castle Pont-l'Abbé , today town hall
- City church, Église Notre Dame de Carmes of Pont-l'Abbé. It is the former choir of a Carmelite monastery from the 14th century that was rebuilt 300 years later. What is striking about today's chapelle or église are two wonderful rosettes, with the rosette above the main altar being over 7 m in diameter. The dazzling play of colors on its colored window glasses is still impressive today. Most of the historic monastery was demolished around 1900 and was reused in the construction of the Lycée Chaptal in Quimper . The church tower, which was only built around 1603, was preserved on site. It is more reminiscent of the onion domes of southern Germany than of the otherwise rather narrow Breton church towers.
- Église St-Jacques de Lambour in Pont-l'Abbé. The church on the Rue de Lambour was destroyed in 1675 with another five Bigouden churches on the instructions of the Sun King Louis XIV, or their bells and the church tower were robbed in order to a. to take their alarm function. This was his answer to the revolt against the paper tax to finance his wars. The facade in the flamboyant style of the church ruins has been preserved today. Their former altars and statues were u. a. transferred to the Église Notre Dame de Carmes of Pont-l'Abbé.
- Hotel de Ville and Museum des Bigoudenlandes in the Château de Pont l'Abbé
- Clos / Manoir de Trevannec, restored, walled manor from 1784 with entrance gate from the 15th century and outbuildings, as well as a reception room in a converted barn
- La Maison du Pays Bigouden (Ecomusée), branch of the Musées Bigouden on the former farm La Ferme de Kervazégan
- Manoir de Kernuz from the 16th century with a 15 hectare walled park and historical pigeon house and access via historical avenue.
- Manoir de Pen-ar-Hoat at Loctudy near Pont-l'Abbé
- Promenade on the towpath (French halage ). About four kilometers along the river on the former Tridel path, you can discover former tide mills and various types of birds and end on the ruins of a residential building, an old café-epicerie. It dates from the late 1800s and is nicknamed the "White House of Pont-l'Abbé".
- One of the largest and oldest chestnut trees in France is the sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) at the “Les châtaigniers” campsite in Pont-l'Abbé. The girth of the tree is around 14.20 m measured at a height of 1.30 m (February 14, 2005, Sisley). Since this tree structure is a multi-trunk, it is possible that the girth of the tree is larger than what would be expected from a tree of this age. Its height is approximately 16.50 m. This tree was planted around the year 813 ± 300, making it approximately 1201 ± 300 years old (Sisley, February 14, 2013)
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Pont-l'Abbé
Events
- Fete des Brodeuses (feast of the embroiderers); the second Sunday in July
- Fete de la Tréminou; on the fourth Sunday of September
- Market every Thursday on Place Gambetta and Place de la Republique
Parish partnership
Pont-l'Abbé has had a partnership with Schleiden (Eifel) in North Rhine-Westphalia since 1978 .
Personalities
- Marcel Landowski (1915–1999), composer and cultural politician, born in Pont-l'Abbé
- Léon Le Minor (* 1920), microbiologist, born in Pont-l'Abbé
- Violette Verdy (1933–2016), ballerina, choreographer, university teacher and writer, born in Pont-l'Abbé
- Yves Maria Monot (* 1944), Roman Catholic Bishop of Ouesso, born in Pont-l'Abbé
- Vincent Riou (* 1972), sailor, born in Pont-l'Abbé
- Régis Le Bris (* 1975), football player and coach, born in Pont-l'Abbé
- Benoît Le Bris (* 1976), football player, born in Pont-l'Abbé
- Jérôme Kerviel (* 1977), banker, born in Pont-l'Abbé
- Perrine Lebuhanic (* 1982), badminton player, born in Pont-l'Abbé
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 1225-1250.
Web links
Commons : Pont-l'Abbé - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Clos / Manoir de Trevannec near Pont-l'Abbé (French) ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
