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دوارننه
Sign in to saveDouarnenez (, ; meaning douar (land) an enez (the island) or land of the island), is a commune in the French department of Finistère, region of Brittany, northwestern France.
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Douarnenez is a commune in France, situated in the Finistère department and the arrondissement of Quimper. It serves as the capital of the canton of Douarnenez and is part of the Douarnenez Communauté. The town borders Le Juch, Kerlaz, Pouldergat, and Poullan-sur-Mer. Its head of government is Philippe Paul, and the local demonym is Douarnenistes ou Douarnesiens, Douarnesiennes.
The area of the commune is 24.94 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 19,705 residents and another citing 16,590. The male population is recorded as 6,420, while the female population is 7,482. Douarnenez is twinned with Murmansk.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, دوارننه is referenced by 424 other articles, and connects out to region of France, Quimper and Russia.
It is catalogued under topics including Communes of Finistère and Port cities and towns on the French Atlantic coast.
Its subject is documented across 57 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Douarnenez
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 16,590
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Douarnenez
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Douarnenez village.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Seafront of Douarnenez
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Douarnenez (Finistère) - Copie.svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 29046
- French commune.postal code
- 29100
- French commune.arrondissement
- Quimper
- French commune.canton
- Douarnenez
- French commune.mayor
- Jocelyne Poitevin
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Douarnenez Communauté
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 85
- French commune.area km2
- 24.94
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Douarnenez
- Demonym
- Douarnesiennes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Quimper
- Population
- 14068
- Area
- 24.94
- Elevation
- 44
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Poullan-sur-Mer
- Official website
- www.douarnenez.bzh
- Image
- Port Douarnenez.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Douarnenez
- Commons category
- Douarnenez
- postal code
- 29100
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Douarnenez
- twinned administrative body
- Murmansk
- Commons gallery
- Douarnenez
- associated electoral district
- canton of Douarnenez
- male population
- 6420
- female population
- 7482
- P8168
- Ferdinand Mannlicher
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-98-74-46-00
- fax number
- +33-2-98-74-46-09
- contact page URL
- www.douarnenez.bzh/systeme/nous-contacter
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Travel guide
Understand
Douarnenez is historically a sardine-fishing and canning town. Today, fishing has slowed, and tourism is instead a focus.
The locals are often very friendly and will happily start a conversation with strangers.
Do
For a spiritual experience, try walking up (Ascend to heaven street). Then, you could try walking down to (Hell Square).
Drink
Like many ports of the region, is peppered with bars and brasseries.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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On the map
2 mapped locations