Pénestin

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Pénestin Pennestin
Pénestin
Location within Brittany region Pénestin
Coordinates: 47°29′01″N 2°28′24″W / 47.4836°N 2.4733°W / 47.4836; -2.4733Coordinates: 47°29′01″N 2°28′24″W / 47.4836°N 2.4733°W / 47.4836; -2.4733
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	La Roche-Bernard
Intercommunality	Presqu'île de Guérande-Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2008—2014)	Jean-Claude Baudrais
Area
• Land¹	21.69 km² (8.37 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Population²	1,527
• Population² Density	70/km² (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	56155 / 56760
Elevation	0–38 m (0–125 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pénestin (Breton: Pennestin) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Pénestin are called in French Pénestinois.

As Penestin lies on the coast, it boasts several beaches, the most popular of which are La Mine d'Or and Loscolo.

Communes of the Morbihan department

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