Treffiagat

Treffiagat ; Triagad
region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Pont-l'Abbé
Community association	Pays Bigouden Sud
Coordinates	47 ° 48 ′ N , 4 ° 16 ′ W Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ N , 4 ° 16 ′ W
height	-1-26 m
surface	8.10 km 2
Residents	2,399 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	296 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	29730
INSEE code	29284
	; Tower of the Notre-Dame-des-Flots church in the Léchiagat district

Treffiagat ( Breton : Triagad ) is a French commune with 2399 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Finistère department in Brittany and belongs to the canton of Pont-l'Abbé .

geography

The municipality of Treffiagat is located on the Atlantic coast of Brittany, about 25 kilometers southwest of Quimper . The port is shared by Léchiagat , a district of Treffiagat, and the municipality of Guilvinec , the canton's main municipality , to the west .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	2603	2449	2484	2360	2333	2168	2241	2399
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint Riagat Church
Church Notre-Dame-des-Flots in the district Léchiagat, built using stone material from several church ruins from the region
original new building of the Mairie in the locality of Treffiagat-Léchiagat
Chateau d'Eau (water tower) by Treffiagat, painted by the artist Frederic Gracia in 2009. The view from the port side of Treffigat-Léchiagat to the lighthouse Croas Malo by Guilvinec was depicted by him .
Chapelle Saint-Fiacre near Treffiagat from the 15th century in a flamboyant architectural style; Patron saint Saint Fiacre, Irish prince Fiacrius (* 590, † 670), patron saint of gardeners. According to Anna of Austria's intercession to Saint Fiacre, Louis XIV is said to have been born after 22 years of childless marriage .
Manoir de Lestrédiagat, a mansion of the old Breton noble family Seigneurs Duhaffont de Gouvello
Memorial to soldiers who fell in World War I.
Menhir of Léhan
Dolmen of Quelarn