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Pénestin
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Pénestin (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
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Pénestin is a commune in France, situated within the canton of La Roche-Bernard, the arrondissement of Vannes, and the department of Morbihan. It shares borders with Arzal, Camoël, and Assérac. The area is 21.69 square kilometers, with an elevation of 38 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 56760.
The population of Pénestin is 2,085, comprising 921 males and 1,025 females. The associated electoral district is the canton of Muzillac. The official name of the locality is Pénestin.
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- Locality
- Pénestin
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,627
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Pénestin
- French commune.native name
- Pennestin
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- PénestinMairie.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Pénestin
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Pénestin (Morbihan).svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 56155
- French commune.postal code
- 56760
- French commune.arrondissement
- Vannes
- French commune.canton
- Muzillac
- French commune.mayor
- Pascal Puisay
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 38
- French commune.area km2
- 21.69
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Pénestin
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Vannes
- Population
- 2085
- Area
- 21.69
- Elevation
- 15
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Assérac
- Official website
- www.penestin.fr
- Image
- PénestinMairie.JPG
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- Commons category
- Pénestin
- postal code
- 56760
- associated electoral district
- canton of Muzillac
- male population
- 921
- female population
- 1025
- P8168
- Vantaa
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-23-10-03-00
- fax number
- +33-2-99-90-45-21
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Pénestin (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
==Geography== Pénestin is located in Guérande Peninsula, southeast of Vannes and northwest of Nantes. The mouth of the river Vilaine forms a natural bourndary to the north. Historically, Pénestin belongs to Lower Brittany. As Penestin lies on the coast, it boasts several beaches, the most popular of which are ''La Mine d'Or and Loscolo.
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