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Roscoff
Sign in to savealt=Aerial view of beaches near Roscoff with the town visible in the distance|thumb|320x320px|Beaches near Roscoff from the air alt=Aerial photograph showing shallow turquoise waters and scattered rocky islets near Roscoff on the Brittany coast of France.|thumb|320x320px|Aerial view of tidal islets off the coast of Roscoff, Brittany Roscoff ( ; ; ) is a commune in the Finistère département of Brittany in northwestern France.
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Roscoff is a commune in France, situated within the Finistère department and the arrondissement of Morlaix. It lies in the Brittany region and shares borders with Saint-Pol-de-Léon and Santec. The town’s official name is Roscoff, and its residents are referred to as Roscovites. The postal code for the area is 29680.
The commune has an area of 6.19 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 58 meters. Its population is recorded as 3,711, comprising 1,578 males and 1,826 females. Roscoff is associated with the canton of Saint-Pol-de-Léon for electoral purposes. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Roscoff
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,772
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Roscoff
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Roscoff vue Chapelle St-Barbe.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Center of Roscoff from Sainte Barbe chapel
- French commune.image flag
- Logo-Roscoff.png
- French commune.image coat of arms
- CoA fr Roscoff.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Morlaix
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Pol-de-Léon
- French commune.INSEE
- 29239
- French commune.postal code
- 29680
- French commune.mayor
- Odile Thubert Montagne
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Haut-Léon Communauté
- French commune.elevation m
- 6
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 58
- French commune.area km2
- 6.19
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Travel guide
Understand
Roscoff is a characteristically Breton city. Situated on a peninsula in the Bay of Morlaix, this former city of corsairs features salt breezes, sandy beaches, and a particularly clear sea. There are opportunities here for sailing, thalassotherapy, nature, festivals, and other activities for the whole family.
Get around
You need a car if you want to travel freely. Although there is a bus service, there are few buses on the roads.
There is an Avis agency in Roscoff.
See
The harbour, with lots of fishing boats, including seaweed harvesters (look for a long pole on the deck, which they twist the seaweed up with). Saint Barbara's Chapel (chapelle sainte Barbe): Dating from 1619, it offers excellent views over the town of Roscoff and especially the whole Bay of Morlaix. There are guided tours from spring to autumn. The church of Notre Dame de Croaz Batz: Built in the 16th century
Do
For an outing you can catch a boat across to the Isle de Batz (pronounced 'eel de bah') this is only a short distance across the bay.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Sights
- Population
- Breton language
- Ferries
- Historic events
- International relations
- Image gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
alt=Aerial view of beaches near Roscoff with the town visible in the distance|thumb|320x320px|Beaches near Roscoff from the air alt=Aerial photograph showing shallow turquoise waters and scattered rocky islets near Roscoff on the Brittany coast of France.|thumb|320x320px|Aerial view of tidal islets off the coast of Roscoff, Brittany Roscoff ( ; ; ) is a commune in the Finistère département of Brittany in northwestern France.
Roscoff is renowned for its picturesque architecture, labelled (small town of character) since 2009. Roscoff is also a traditional departure point for Onion Johnnies.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roscoff” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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