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Lesneven (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

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Lesneven is a commune in France, situated in the Finistère department within the arrondissement of Brest. It serves as the capital of the canton of Lesneven and is located in the Brittany region. The town has a population of 7,635, comprising 3,390 males and 3,921 females. Its postal code is 29260, and it covers an area of 10.27 square kilometers.

The commune shares borders with Le Folgoët, Kernouës, Ploudaniel, and Plouider. Lesneven is twinned with Kežmarok, Carmarthen, As Pontes de García Rodríguez, and Bad Heilbrunn. The local residents are known as Lesneviens and Lesneviennes.

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Place details

Locality
Lesneven
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
7,144
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

35US AQIGood
PM2.5
7.6 µg/m³
PM10
12.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Lesneven
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Eglise Saint-Michel de Lesneven.jpg
French commune.caption
The church of Saint-Michel, in Lesneven
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Lesneven.svg
French commune.INSEE
29124
French commune.postal code
29260
French commune.arrondissement
Brest
French commune.canton
Lesneven
French commune.mayor
Claudie Balcon
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Lesneven Côte des Légendes
French commune.elevation min m
14
French commune.elevation max m
79
French commune.area km2
10.27

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Population
  • Breton language
  • International relations
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Lesneven (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

It lies northeast of Brest, about from the English Channel in the middle of the Leon plateau.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lesneven” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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