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Pont-Aven

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Pont-Aven (; in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in Northwestern France.

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Pont-Aven is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Pont-Aven, Finistère, and the arrondissement of Quimper. It serves as the capital of the canton of Pont-Aven and is part of the Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération. The town borders Bannalec, Melgven, Névez, and Riec-sur-Bélon. Its official postal code is 29930, and residents are known as Pontavenistes.

The commune covers an area of 28.63 square kilometers with an elevation of 102 meters above sea level. According to available data, the population is 3,684, comprising 1,280 males and 1,521 females. The associated electoral district is the canton of Moëlan-sur-Mer.

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Place details

Locality
Nizon
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
3,129
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

31US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.6 µg/m³
PM10
7.9 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Pont-Aven
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
293.Pont-Aven.Les maisons face au port 1.JPG
French commune.caption
Port of Pont-Aven
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Pont-Aven (Finistère).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Quimper
French commune.canton
Moëlan-sur-Mer
French commune.INSEE
29217
French commune.postal code
29930
French commune.mayor
Christian Dautel
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
102
French commune.area km2
28.63

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Sights
  • Popular culture
  • See also
  • References
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Pont-Aven (; in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in Northwestern France.

== Demographics == Inhabitants of Pont-Aven are called in French. Pont-Aven absorbed the former commune of Nizon in 1954, which had a population of 1,837 at the time.

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