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Also known as Pennestin

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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Place details

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

Official name
Pénestin
Country
France
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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Encyclopedic overview

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pénestin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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