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Commune in Brittany, France
Kerlouan Kerlouan
Commune
The church of Saint-Brévalaire, in KerlouanThe church of Saint-Brévalaire, in Kerlouan
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Location of Kerlouan
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Coordinates: 48°38′46″N 4°21′52″W / 48.6461°N 4.3644°W / 48.6461; -4.3644
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonLesneven
IntercommunalityLesneven Côte des Légendes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Colliou
Area17.80 km (6.87 sq mi)
Population2,028
 • Density110/km (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code29091 /29890
Elevation0–61 m (0–200 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kerlouan (French pronunciation: [kɛʁluɑ̃]; Breton: Kerlouan) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France not far from Brest. It also contains the village of Meneham.

Population

Inhabitants of Kerlouan are called in French Kerlouanais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,693—    
1975 2,656−0.20%
1982 2,572−0.46%
1990 2,406−0.83%
1999 2,238−0.80%
2007 2,258+0.11%
2012 2,229−0.26%
2017 2,119−1.01%
Source: INSEE

Fishing hamlet of Meneham

Meneham
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The village of Meneham, locate in Pagan county (bro bagan), was initially built as a lookout post in the 17th century by Vauban. The main building has the distinction of having a stone roof. The inhabitants came to steal the wood used for the fire.

The lookout is built around many huge granite rocks. This village is almost deserted and in disrepair in the 1990s. A rehabilitation operation is then initiated from 2004.

The old cottage is now the Village Inn (restaurant).

Sights

  • Kerlouan transmitter, for transmitting orders to submerged submarines in VLF-range.
  • The coast is another great point of interest, as are the beaches of "Boutrouille" and "Le Fanal", and for climbers the "île aux vaches".
  • Le Gallion restaurant is located in the northwestern part of the main town.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. "Code Postal 29890 Kerlouan France Profil et Carte des Limites - Mise à jour February 2024". worldpostalcodes.org (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

 Communes of the Finistère department


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