Santec

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Santec
Santeg
Santec coat of arms
Santec (France)
Santec
region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Morlaix
Canton Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Community association Haut-Léon Community
Coordinates 48 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 2 ′  W
height 0-41 m
surface 8.06 km 2
Residents 2,409 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 299 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 29250
INSEE code

Mairie Santec

Santec ( Breton Santeg ) is a French commune with 2409 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Finistère department in Brittany . The municipality is located 47 kilometers northeast of Brest on the English Channel .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
2053 2032 2019 2147 2208 2133 2266 2409

Attractions

  • Saint-Adrien village church, built from 1851 to 1855 according to the plans of the archaeologist Pol de Poucy , with objects from the 14th to 18th centuries
  • privately owned Île de Sieck island
  • 17 kilometers of coastline with several beaches

Personalities

  • John Davison (1933–2009), US diplomat, spent his retirement in Santec
  • Denez Prigent (* 1966), singer-songwriter and interpreter of Breton songs, born in Santec

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 1417-1419.

Web links

Commons : Santec  - collection of images, videos and audio files