Brignogan-Plage

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Commune of Brignogan-Plages
Location
Longitude -4.31
Latitude 48.67
Administration
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).
France


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.

Coordinates: 48°40′N, 4°19′W