Fouesnant
Encyclopedia
Fouesnant is a commune
in the Finistère
department of Brittany in north-western France
.
It lies on the south coast of Finistère and is bordered by the communes of: Bénodet
and Pleuven
to the west, Saint-Évarzec
to the north, and La Forêt-Fouesnant
to the east. It has 15 km of coastline on its south side, with a long beach running west between the headlands of Beg-Meil and Mousterlin, as well as the idyllic Cap-Coz just to the east at the top of the Baie de la Foret, making it a popular tourist destination.
The town is at the heart of a very fertile area, is well-endowed with orchards and is regarded as the source of the very best Breton cider. Every July this is celebrated with the 'Fete des Pommiers' (Festival of the Apple Trees), an event that takes over the town centre with music, dance and various competitions.
Fouesnant hosts a popular street market in and around the town square every Friday morning.
Fouesnantais.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Finistère
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
department of Brittany in north-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
It lies on the south coast of Finistère and is bordered by the communes of: Bénodet
Bénodet
Bénodet is a commune in the Finistère département in Brittany in northwestern France.The name Benoded means in Breton, "mouth of the Odet". It is about 16 kilometres south of Quimper....
and Pleuven
Pleuven
Pleuven is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:** -External links:* *...
to the west, Saint-Évarzec
Saint-Évarzec
Saint-Évarzec is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Breton language:The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on September 26, 2008.-References:** -External links:* *...
to the north, and La Forêt-Fouesnant
La Forêt-Fouesnant
La Forêt-Fouesnant is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France.-References:** ;-External links:* *...
to the east. It has 15 km of coastline on its south side, with a long beach running west between the headlands of Beg-Meil and Mousterlin, as well as the idyllic Cap-Coz just to the east at the top of the Baie de la Foret, making it a popular tourist destination.
The town is at the heart of a very fertile area, is well-endowed with orchards and is regarded as the source of the very best Breton cider. Every July this is celebrated with the 'Fete des Pommiers' (Festival of the Apple Trees), an event that takes over the town centre with music, dance and various competitions.
Fouesnant hosts a popular street market in and around the town square every Friday morning.
Populatioin
Inhabitants of Fouesnant are called in FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Fouesnantais.
See also
- Glénan islandsGlénan islandsThe Glénan islands are an archipelago located off the coast of France. They are located in the south of Finistère, near Concarneau and Fouesnant, and comprise seven major islands: Saint-Nicolas, the Loc'h, Penfret, Cigogne, Drenec, Bananec, and Brunec...
, administratively part of the commune of Fouesnant - Communes of the Finistère department