Pont-l'Abbé
Sign in to save'''Pont-l'Abbé''' (; , "Abbot's bridge") is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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Pont-l'Abbé is a small town in Brittany, a region in northwestern France, named after a bridge that once connected to an abbey. It serves as a local administrative center in its department and is representative of the historic communes that characterize rural Brittany.
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- Locality
- Pont-l'Abbé
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,791
- Timezone
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'''Pont-l'Abbé''' (; , "Abbot's bridge") is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
The self-styled capital of Pays Bigouden (roughly the region between the river Odet and the Bay of Audierne), Pont-l'Abbé was founded in the 14th century by a monk of Loctudy who built the first bridge across the river estuary, hence the name. The same monk also built the first castle.