Plouescat
Sign in to savePlouescat (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is a seaside resort, complete with a casino and a large camping and caravanning site, adjacent to its extensive beach of fine, powdery sand. The region is largely agricultural, specialising in artichokes, onions, cauliflowers and potatoes.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Plouescat
- French commune.native name
- Ploueskad
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Bretagne Finistere Plouescat1 tango7174.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The sea shore near Plouescat
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Plouescat 29.svg
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 56
- French commune.INSEE
- 29185
- French commune.postal code
- 29430
- French commune.arrondissement
- Morlaix
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Pol-de-Léon
- French commune.mayor
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Plouescat
- Demonym
- Plouescataises
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Morlaix
- Population
- +3554
- Area
- +14.79
- Elevation
- +19
- Capital of
- canton of Plouescat
- Shares border with
- Plounévez-Lochrist
- Official website
- www.mairie-plouescat.fr
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Plouescat (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is a seaside resort, complete with a casino and a large camping and caravanning site, adjacent to its extensive beach of fine, powdery sand. The region is largely agricultural, specialising in artichokes, onions, cauliflowers and potatoes.
==Geography== Plouescat (Ploueskad), capital of the canton, is part of the district of Morlaix. It is a town in northern Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed), located on the edge of the English Channel, in the country of Léon, on the "Côte des Sables", on the edge of the "Côte des Légendes".