Châteaulin

Also known as Chateaulin, Ville-sur-Aône, Cité-sur-Aône, Montagne-sur-Aône

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 town in Brittany in northwestern France that serves as a sub-prefecture, meaning it is a secondary administrative center for its department. The town is located in the Finistère department and handles some local governmental functions for the region.

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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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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ville-sur-Aône
Demonym: Châteaulinoises
Population: 5085
Area: 20.81
Elevation: 57
Official website: www.chateaulin.fr
Image: Chateaulin 1.jpg

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Commons category: Châteaulin
postal code: 29150
Commons gallery: Châteaulin
male population: 2529
female population: 2685
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-2-98-86-10-05
fax number: +33-2-98-86-31-03
P12749: Otto Strasser

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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.