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Kerlouan (; ) is a
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).
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in the Finistère
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department of Brittany
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not far from Brest
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. It also contains the village of Meneham.
Population
Inhabitants of Kerlouan are called in French ''Kerlouanais''.Fishing hamlet of 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.See also
*Communes of the Finistère department
The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Yann Larhantec
Yann Larc'hantec or Yann Larhantec was a Breton sculptor born in Plougonven on 30 May 1829. He died in Landerneau on 11 January 1913.
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Yann Larc'hantec or Yann Larhantec was born on 30 May 1829 in Plougonven and died on 11 January 1 ...
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