Saint-Méen

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Saint-Méen
Sant-Neven
Saint-Méen coat of arms
Saint-Méen (France)
Saint-Méen
region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Brest
Canton Lesneven
Community association Lesneven et Côte des Légends
Coordinates 48 ° 34 ′  N , 4 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ′  N , 4 ° 16 ′  W
height 12-93 m
surface 11.74 km 2
Residents 917 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 78 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 29260
INSEE code

Saint-Méen church

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Saint-Méen ( Breton Sant-Neven ) is a French commune in the Finistère department with 917 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).

geography

Saint-Méen is located in the north-west of Brittany just a few kilometers south of the English Channel coast . The Quillimadec River runs along the western border of the municipality .

Lesneven is 5 kilometers northwest, Brest 25 kilometers southwest and Paris about 470 kilometers east.

traffic

In Landerneau and Brest are the next departures of the highway E 50 ( Rennes -Brest) and regional stations on the railway line Brest-Rennes and Brest- Nantes .

The regional airport Aéroport de Brest Bretagne is located around 17 kilometers southwest (all distances as the crow flies ).

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 2017
Residents 589 537 482 446 535 533 760 917
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 786-788.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Méen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files