Kerlouan

Kerlouan
Kerlouan ; Kerlouan
	Commune
	The church of Saint-Brévalaire, in Kerlouan
	Coat of arms
	Location of Kerlouan
	Kerlouan Kerlouan
	Coordinates: 48°38′46″N 4°21′52″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Lesneven
Intercommunality	Pays de Lesneven et de la Côte des Légendes
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Charlotte Abiven
Area 1	17.80 km2 (6.87 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	2,119
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29091 /29890
Elevation	0–61 m (0–200 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kerlouan (Breton: Kerlouan) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France not far from Brest. It also contains the village of Meneham.

Population

Inhabitants of Kerlouan are called in French Kerlouanais.

Historical population of Kerlouan
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	2717	2693	2656	2572	2406	2238	2272

Fishing hamlet of Meneham

Meneham

The village of Meneham, locate in Pagan county (bro bagan), was initially built as a lookout post in the 17th century by Vauban. The main building has the distinction of having a stone roof. The inhabitants came to steal the wood used for the fire.

The lookout is built around many huge granite rocks. This village is almost deserted and in disrepair in the 1990s. A rehabilitation operation is then initiated from 2004.

The old cottage is now the Village Inn (restaurant).

Sights

Kerlouan transmitter, for transmitting orders to submerged submarines in VLF-range.
The coast is another great point of interest, as are the beaches of "Boutrouille" and "Le Fanal", and for climbers the "île aux vaches".
Le Gallion restaurant is located in the northwestern part of the main town.

References

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

(in French) Cultural Heritage

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.