Fouesnant

Fouesnant (Fouenant or Fouen in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Fouesnant is bordered to the south by the Baie de La Forêt.

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Commune
Île aux Moutons Lighthouse (Glénan islands, Fouesnant)
Coat of arms
Location of Fouesnant
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Coordinates: 47°53′39″N 4°00′39″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Fouesnant
Intercommunality	Pays Fouesnantais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Roger Le Goff
Area ^1	32.76 km^2 (12.65 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	9,458
• Density	290/km^2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29058 /29170
Elevation	0–74 m (0–243 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Population

Inhabitants of Fouesnant are called in French Fouesnantais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,573 —     1800 2,541 −1.2% 1806 2,385 −6.1% 1821 2,543 +6.6% 1831 3,120 +22.7% 1836 3,246 +4.0% 1841 3,172 −2.3% 1846 3,224 +1.6% 1851 3,363 +4.3% 1856 3,466 +3.1% 1861 3,335 −3.8% 1866 3,442 +3.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 3,461 +0.6% 1876 2,178 −37.1% 1881 2,225 +2.2% 1886 2,543 +14.3% 1891 2,776 +9.2% 1896 2,911 +4.9% 1901 3,214 +10.4% 1906 3,350 +4.2% 1911 3,411 +1.8% 1921 3,260 −4.4% 1926 3,452 +5.9% 1931 3,499 +1.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 3,468 −0.9% 1946 3,537 +2.0% 1954 3,580 +1.2% 1962 3,758 +5.0% 1968 3,962 +5.4% 1975 4,653 +17.4% 1982 5,239 +12.6% 1990 6,524 +24.5% 1999 8,063 +23.6% 2008 9,557 +18.5%

International relations

• Twinned with Meerbusch in Germany

See also

• Glénan islands, administratively part of the commune of Fouesnant
• Communes of the Finistère department

References

• INSEE

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French);

External links

• Official website (in French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Fouesnant (in French)