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Also known as Lokournan

Saint-Renan (; , ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

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Saint-Renan is a commune in France, situated in the Finistère department within the arrondissement of Brest and the Pays d'Iroise Communauté. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saint-Renan. The municipality is named after Ronan of Locronan, and its residents are known as Renanais and Renanaises.

The commune has an area of 13.31 square kilometers and shares borders with Guilers, Lanrivoaré, Milizac, and Plouarzel. Its population is recorded as 8,577, comprising 3,928 males and 4,182 females. The postal code for the area is 29290. Elevation data varies by source, with figures listed at 97, 57, and 34 meters above sea level.

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Place details

Locality
Saint-Renan
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
7,231
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

33US AQIGood
PM2.5
8.0 µg/m³
PM10
11.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Saint-Renan
French commune.native name
Lokournan
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Sint-Renan - Centre-ville.JPG
French commune.caption
Two of the oldest buildings of downtown Saint-Renan in 2010.
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Saint Renan (Finistère).svg
French commune.elevation min m
26
French commune.elevation max m
97
French commune.INSEE
29260
French commune.postal code
29290
French commune.arrondissement
Brest
French commune.canton
Saint-Renan
French commune.mayor
Gilles Mounier
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Pays d'Iroise
French commune.area km2
13.31

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Saint-Renan
Demonym
Renanaises
Country
France
Population
8577
Area
13.31
Elevation
62
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Milizac-Guipronvel
Official website
www.saint-renan.fr
Image
Sint-Renan - Centre-ville.JPG
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Commons category
Saint-Renan
postal code
29290
associated electoral district
canton of Saint-Renan
male population
3928
female population
4182
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-98-84-20-08
fax number
+33-2-57-52-03-86
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Population
  • Tourism
  • Breton language
  • Notable natives and residents
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Saint-Renan (; , ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

== History == The city is named after the Irish Saint Rónán who came in the 5th or 6th century to evangelize the area.

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

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