Brignogan-Plages
| Brignogan-Plages Brignogan | |
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The beach at Brignogan-Plages | |
  Brignogan-Plages | |
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Location within Brittany region  Brignogan-Plages | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′55″N 4°19′29″W / 48.6653°N 4.3247°WCoordinates: 48°39′55″N 4°19′29″W / 48.6653°N 4.3247°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Lesneven |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lesneven et de la Côte des Légendes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Clément Zion |
| Area1 | 3.60 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 844 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29021 / 29890 |
| Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) |
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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. | |
Brignogan-Plages (or simply Brignogan) (Breton: Brignogan) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Brignogan is 32 kilometres from Brest. Submarine telegraph cables between Cornwall and France came ashore at Brignogan.
Population
Inhabitants of Brignogan-Plages are called Brignoganais in French.
See also
References
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brignogan-Plages. |
