Audierne
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Commune of Audierne |
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| Gwaien | ||
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| Audierne harbour | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Quimper | |
| Canton | Pont-Croix | |
| Intercommunality | Cap-Sizun | |
| Mayor | Jean-Paul Coatmeur (2001-2008) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Land area¹ | 2.95 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
2,471 | |
| - Density | 838/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 29003/ 29770 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Audierne (Breton: Gwaien) is a commune in the Finistère deparment in Bretagne in northwestern France. The town lies on a peninsula at the mouth of the Goyen and is a fishing village with a large sand beach. One can take a boat to Île de Sein from the harbour Audierne's borough of Esquibien.
The formerly important fishing harbour is now essentially a beautiful yacht port. From the remaining fishery is an oyster farm, in which one can buy the delicacy. Along the harbour stretches the town's main shopping area with its cafés, bars and restaurants, crêperies, boutiques, real estate agents and vacation home agencies, the town hall, the tourism office, and the regional bus line stop. Saturday mornings there is a farmers' market, which serves as a meeting place for both natives and tourists alike.
Audierne is twinned with Penryn, Cornwall.
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[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Audierne are called Audiernais.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
- INSEE (English);
- IGN (English)
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Audierne (French)
[edit] Refernces
Based on the article in the German Wikipedia.
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