Châteaulin
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Châteaulin is a town in Brittany in northwestern France that serves as a sub-prefecture, meaning it is a secondary administrative center for its department. The town is located in the Finistère department and handles some local governmental functions for the region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Châteaulin
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,379
- Timezone
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Châteaulin (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
==Geography== Châteaulin is in a valley towards the center of Finistère on the River Aulne and the Canal de Nantes à Brest, mid-way between Quimper to the south and Brest to the north. To the west the Menez-Hom hills separate it from the Crozon peninsula and the Bay of Douarnenez, which opens into the Atlantic Ocean.