Pont-l'Abbé
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Pont-l'Abbé (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ labe]; Breton: Pont-'n-Abad, "Abbot's bridge") is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
For other uses, see L'Abbé (disambiguation).
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Pont-l'Abbé
Pont-'n-Abad | |
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Motto: Heb Ken | |
Coordinates: 47°52′05″N 4°13′19″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Quimper |
Canton | Pont-l'Abbé |
Intercommunality | Pays Bigouden Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Le Doaré[1] |
Area 1 | 18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 8,395 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29220 /29120 |
Elevation | 0–37 m (0–121 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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The self-styled capital of Pays Bigouden (roughly the region between the river Odet and the Bay of Audierne), Pont-l'Abbé was founded in the 14th century by a monk of Loctudy who built the first bridge across the river estuary, hence the name. The same monk also built the first castle.