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Châteaulin
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Châteaulin (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
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Châteaulin is a commune in France, situated within the Finistère department and the arrondissement of Châteaulin. It serves as the capital of the canton of Châteaulin and the Communauté de Communes du Pays de Châteaulin et du Porzay. The town is located in the Brittany region, with an elevation of 206 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 29150, and it shares borders with the communes of Cast, Dinéault, Lothey, and Pleyben.
The population of Châteaulin is recorded as 5,774, comprising 2,529 males and 2,685 females. The area covers 20.81 square kilometers. Residents are referred to as Châteaulinois or Châteaulinoises. The town is twinned with Grimmen and Clonakilty. While one source lists the population as 5,379, the administrative data specifies 5,774. The official name of the commune is Châteaulin, also known by the names Cité-sur-Aône, Montagne-sur-Aône, and Ville-sur-Aône.
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Place details
- Locality
- Châteaulin
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,379
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Châteaulin
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Chateaulin 1.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Châteaulin and the Aulne
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Châteaulin (Finistère).svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 29026
- French commune.postal code
- 29150
- French commune.arrondissement
- Châteaulin
- French commune.canton
- Crozon
- French commune.mayor
- Gaëlle Nicolas
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
- French commune.elevation min m
- 2
- French commune.elevation max m
- 206
- French commune.area km2
- 20.81
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Population
- Breton language
- Economy
- Personalities
- International relations
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Châteaulin (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
==Geography== Châteaulin is in a valley towards the center of Finistère on the River Aulne and the Canal de Nantes à Brest, mid-way between Quimper to the south and Brest to the north. To the west the Menez-Hom hills separate it from the Crozon peninsula and the Bay of Douarnenez, which opens into the Atlantic Ocean.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Châteaulin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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