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Brignogan-Plages
Sign in to saveBrignogan-Plages (or simply Brignogan) (; ) is a former commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages.
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Brignogan-Plages is a former commune in the Finistère department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Brest. It was located in the Brittany region and bordered the communes of Kerlouan and Plounéour-Trez. The area covered 3.6 square kilometers, with an elevation of 25 meters above sea level. Its residents were known as Brignoganais and Brignoganaises.
The commune had a population of 1,978 and used the postal code 29890. It was part of the canton of Lesneven. Brignogan-Plages was dissolved on December 31, 2016, and replaced by the new commune of Plounéour-Brignogan-plages.
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- Locality
- Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 897
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Brignogan-Plages
- French commune.native name
- Brignogan
- French commune.image
- 55050157.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The beach at Brignogan-Plages
- French commune.INSEE
- 29021
- French commune.postal code
- 29890
- French commune.arrondissement
- Brest
- French commune.canton
- Lesneven
- French commune.commune
- Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 25
- French commune.area km2
- 3.60
- French commune.population
- 752
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Brignogan-Plages (or simply Brignogan) (; ) is a former commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages.
Brignogan is 32 kilometres from Brest. Submarine telegraph cables between Cornwall and France came ashore at Brignogan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brignogan-Plages” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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