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Esquibien
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Esquibien (; ) is a former French commune in the Finistère department, in the Brittany region. On January 1, 2016, it became a delegated commune within the new commune of Audierne. Esquibien and Audierne thus regained the unity they had lost after the French Revolution in 1793 (Audierne had been a trève—a subordinate parish—of the parish of Esquibien).
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Esquibien was a delegated commune in the Finistère department of France, situated in the Brittany region. It was located within the canton of Pont-Croix and the arrondissement of Quimper. The area covered 15.42 square kilometers and had an elevation of 79 meters above sea level. Its postal code was 29770, and the residents were known as Esquibiennois or Esquibiennoises.
The commune bordered Audierne, Beuzec-Cap-Sizun, Goulien, and Pont-Croix. According to GeoNames data, its population was 1,707. Esquibien was associated with the canton of Douarnenez for electoral purposes. The administrative entity was dissolved on December 31, 2015, and was subsequently replaced by Audierne.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Esquibien
- French commune.native name
- An Eskevien
- French commune.image
- Esquibien-Port de Sainte-Evette.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The port of Saint Evette, which has a pier for services to the Île de Sein
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Esquibien (Finistère).svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 29052
- French commune.postal code
- 29770
- French commune.arrondissement
- Quimper
- French commune.canton
- Douarnenez
- French commune.commune
- Audierne
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 79
- French commune.area km2
- 15.42
- French commune.population
- 1541
- French commune.population date
- 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Esquibien
- Demonym
- Esquibiennoises
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Audierne
- Population
- 1598
- Area
- 15.42
- Elevation
- 79
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Primelin
- Official website
- www.esquibien.fr
- Image
- Esquibien-Port de Sainte-Evette.jpg
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- Commons category
- Esquibien
- postal code
- 29770
- replaced by
- Audierne
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-12-31
- associated electoral district
- canton of Douarnenez
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- Esquibien
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Esquibien (; ) is a former French commune in the Finistère department, in the Brittany region. On January 1, 2016, it became a delegated commune within the new commune of Audierne. Esquibien and Audierne thus regained the unity they had lost after the French Revolution in 1793 (Audierne had been a trève—a subordinate parish—of the parish of Esquibien).
Esquibien was part of the Cap-Sizun Community of Communes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Esquibien” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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