Fouesnant
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| Commune of Fouesnant/Fouenant | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | -4.01° |
| Latitude | 47.9° |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Bretagne |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Canton de Fouesnant (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays Fouesnantais |
| Mayor | Roger Le Goff (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–71 m (avg. m) |
| Land area¹ | 32,76 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
8 076 |
| - Density () | env. 247/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29058/ 29170 |
| 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). | |
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Fouesnant (Fouenant or Fouen in Breton) is a commune in the département of Finistère, in the région of Bretagne, in France. It lies on the south coast of Finistère, and is bordered by the communes of: Bénodet and Pleuven to the east; Saint-Évarzec to the north; and La Forêt-Fouesnant to the east. It has 15km of coastline on its south side. There are various beaches along this coast.
