The Cap Sizun is a headland

Headland

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 forming the western extremity of the Cornouaille

Cornouaille

Cornouaille is a historic region in Brittany, in northwest France. The name is identical to the French name for the Duchy of Cornwall, since the area was settled by migrant princes from Cornwall...

, in the French département of Finistère

Finistère

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 in Brittany

Brittany

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, corresponding to the canton of Pont-Croix

Pont-Croix

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The best known sites in this region are the pointe du Raz

Pointe du Raz

The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton name is Beg ar Raz. It is the western point of the commune of Plogoff, Finistère....

, the pointe du Van

Pointe du Van

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, and, between these two points, the baie des Trépassés

Baie des Trépassés

Baie des Trépassés , or the Bay of the Dead, is a bay on Cap Sizun on the west coast of Finistère, in Brittany, France. The bay is located between Pointe du Raz and Pointe du Van, on the territory of the commune of Plogoff....

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The Cap Sizun reaches out into the Atlantic Ocean, bordered to the north by the baie de Douarnenez

Baie de Douarnenez

The Baie de Douarnenez is a bay in Finistère, France, between the Crozon peninsula to the north and the cap Sizun to the south. It is formed of a vast semi-circular basin over 16 km wide and 20 km deep. Although half-closed-off to the west by cap de la Chèvre, it opens out again to a...

, and to the south by the baie d'Audierne.

The territory of Cap Sizun is formed by the communes of Pont-Croix

Pont-Croix

Pont-Croix is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.The town lies about from Audierne on the road to Douarnenez and is connected to Plouhinec by a small, scenic road that passes through the Goyen valley....

, Audierne

Audierne

Audierne is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.The town lies on a peninsula at the mouth of the Goyen river and for centuries was a fishing village, with a wide sandy beach. Visitors can take a boat from Audierne's port of Esquibien to the Île de Sein.The...

, Plouhinec, Confort-Meilars

Confort-Meilars

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, Mahalon

Mahalon

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, Esquibien

Esquibien

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, Beuzec-Cap-Sizun

Beuzec-Cap-Sizun

Beuzec-Cap-Sizun is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France, lying on the promontory of Cap Sizun.-Population:Inhabitants of Beuzec-Cap-Sizun are called in French Beuzecois.-References:** ;-External links:*...

, Goulien

Goulien

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, Cléden-Cap-Sizun

Cléden-Cap-Sizun

Cléden-Cap-Sizun is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France, lying on the promontory of Cap Sizun.-Population:Inhabitants of Cléden-Cap-Sizun are called in French Clédinois.-Twin towns — Sister cities:...

, Primelin

Primelin

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, Plogoff

Plogoff

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 and the Île-de-Sein. This territory is covered by a commonality of communes (Communauté de communes du Cap-Sizun), which includes all the above communes except île de Sein.

External links

• http://www.cap-sizun.info
• http://www.cap-sizun.fr
• Official site of the association Bateau Cap Sizun