Audierne

Audierne
Gwaien

Audierne harbour

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Audierne

Coordinates: 48°01′30″N 4°32′26″W / 48.025°N 4.5406°WCoordinates: 48°01′30″N 4°32′26″W / 48.025°N 4.5406°W
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Pont-Croix
Intercommunality Cap-Sizun
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Joseph Évenat
Area1 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,319
 • Density 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 29003 / 29770
Website www.audierne.fr

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.

Audierne (Breton: Gwaien) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

The town lies on a peninsula at the mouth of the Goyen river and for centuries was a fishing village, with a wide sandy beach. Visitors can take a boat from Audierne's port of Esquibien to the Île de Sein.

The harbour, formerly important to the local fishing industry, is now essentially a yacht port. Remaining of the fishery is an oyster farm, in which the delicacy can be bought. Along the harbour stretches the town's main shopping area with its cafés, bars and restaurants, crêperies, boutiques, estate agents and holiday agencies, the town hall, the tourism office, and the regional bus stop. On Saturday mornings there is a farmers' market, which serves as a meeting place for natives and tourists alike.

International relations

Audierne is twinned with Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Population

Inhabitants of Audierne are called Audiernais.

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