Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Saint-Pol-de-Léon (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in north-western France, located on the coast.
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Saint-Pol-de-Léon is a small coastal town in Brittany, a region in northwestern France. It is notable as a commune (municipality) situated in the Finistère department along the French coast.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Pol-de-Léon
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,627
- Timezone
Article
17 sectionsContents
- Population
- History
- Gallo-Roman walls
- 14th century
- Religious centre
- French Revolution
- 19th and 20th centuries
- Sights
- Coast
- St. Anne islet
- Breton language
- Notable people
- International relations
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Saint-Pol-de-Léon (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in north-western France, located on the coast.
It is noted for its 13th-century cathedral on the site of the original founded by Saint Paul Aurelian in the 6th century. It has kept a unique architecture, such as Notre-Dame du Kreisker Chapel, an 80 m high chapel, which is the highest in Brittany. It was also the scene of a battle during the Breton War of Succession, where the Montfortists and their English allies defeated an army led by Charles of Blois.