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Saint-Thurien is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Scaër, Finistère, and the arrondissement of Quimper. It is located in the Brittany region and shares borders with Guiscriff, Bannalec, Mellac, and Querrien. The town has an area of 21.41 square kilometers and an elevation of 166 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 29380, and it is associated with the canton of Quimperlé for electoral purposes.
The population of Saint-Thurien is 1054, comprising 515 males and 517 females. The residents are known as Thuriennois and Thuriennoises. The commune is twinned with Kilmacow. According to GeoNames data, the population is listed as 894 with an elevation of 125 meters. The local townhall is located on Rue du Pouldu in Keranidon.
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- Locality
- Saint-Thurien
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 894
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Brittany
- Department
- Finistère
- Arrondissement
- Quimper
- Canton
- Quimperlé
- Intercommunality
- CA Quimperlé Communauté
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Christine Kerdraon
- Area
- 21.41 km (8.27 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,000
- Density
- 47/km (120/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 29269 /29380
- Elevation
- 22–166 m (72–545 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-Thurien ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ tyʁjɛ̃]; Breton: Sant-Turian) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
It takes its name from Saint Turiaf of Dol, bishop of the ancient Diocese of Dol.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Thurien” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.