Port-Launay
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Port-Launay Meilh-ar-Wern |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Chateaulin | |
| Canton | Crozon | |
| Community association | Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 13 ′ N , 4 ° 4 ′ W | |
| height | 2-86 m | |
| surface | 2.00 km 2 | |
| Residents | 391 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 196 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29150 | |
| INSEE code | 29222 | |
 Saint-Nicolas nd Mairie Church |
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Port-Launay ( Meilh-ar-Wern in Breton ) is a French commune in the Finistère department with 391 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It belongs to the arrondissement of Châteaulin and the canton of Crozon .
geography
The municipality is located in western Brittany at the eastern end of the mouth of the Aulne river , which flows into the Rade de Brest , a deeply inland bay of the Atlantic . Port-Launay is the last natural harbor on the Aulne; from here the river is channeled as part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest .
The port is part of the Cornouaille region and is located in the Parc naturel régional d'Armorique . Châteaulin is three kilometers southwest, Quimper 24 kilometers south and Brest 36 kilometers northwest (figures rounded off as the crow flies ).
traffic
The nearest exit on the motorway-like expressway E 60 ( Nantes -Brest) and the next regional train station on the mostly parallel railway line are at Châteaulin.
The regional airport Aéroport Brest-Bretagne is located near Brest .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 648 | 599 | 543 | 505 | 395 | 464 | 446 | 391 |
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Attractions
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- Saint-Nicolas church
- Saint-Aubin de Lanvaïdic Chapel, Monument historique
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Port-Launay
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 203-204.
