Brignogan-Plage
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Commune of Brignogan-Plages | |
Location | |
Longitude | -4.31 |
Latitude | 48.67 |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Bretagne |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | [[Arrondissement of Brest |Brest ]] |
Canton | Canton of Lesneven |
Intercommunality | |
Mayor | Yvonne Abiven (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Altitude | m–m (avg. m) |
Land area¹ | 3,60 km² |
Population² (1999) |
849 |
- Density () | about 236/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 29021/ 29890 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Brignogan is a coastal town in Brittany, France.
Brignogan is 32 kilometers from Brest. Submarine telegraph cables between Cornwall and France came ashore at Brignogan.