Porspoder
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Brest | |
| Canton | Saint-Renan | |
| Community association | Pays d'Iroise | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 31 ′ N , 4 ° 46 ′ W | |
| height | 0-61 m | |
| surface | 11.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,810 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 160 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29840 | |
| INSEE code | 29221 | |
Porspoder is a French commune with 1,810 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Finistère in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Brest and the canton of Saint-Renan .
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history
The municipality originally belonged to the area of Nieder-Leon (French Bas-Léon, Bret. Goueled-Leon) in northwest Brittany, later to the rule of Brest and Saint-Renan. In 1790 it became an independent political municipality. From 1793 to 1801 it belonged to the canton of Brélès and since then to the canton of Ploudalmézeau. The former municipality of Larret has been part of Porspoder since 1971.
Attractions
- Saint-Budoc Church (16th century)
- Saint-Léonor chapel (formerly the village church of Larret)
- various wayside crosses
- the Dolmen of Kerivoret
- the menhirs of Kérhouézel , Mezdoun and Traonigou
- Chenal du Four lighthouse on the Saint-Laurent peninsula
- Kerménou manor (15th / 16th century)
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Porspoder
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1586 | 1461 | 1324 | 1309 | 1373 | 1567 | 1609 | 1810 |
Old powder tower
Memorial to the fallen of the First World War
Larret Cross and Saint-Léonor Chapel
Saint-Léonard source
Lighthouse du Four
Village view
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 978-982.
