Brennilis Parish Close
The Brennilis Parish close (Enclos paroissial) comprising the Église Notre-Dame and a Calvary sculpted by Roland Doré (sculptor) is located in the arrondissement of Châteaulin in Finistère in Brittany in north-western France. The name Brennilis is made up of two Breton words- "Bren" means a hill and "iliz" means a church. Brennilis stands at the foot of Brasparts' Mont Saint-Michel in the Monts d'Arrée. The Église Notre Dame dates to 1485 according to an inscription near the main altar which reads "Yves Toux, procureur, l'an 1485, commencement de cette chapelle". File:Brennilis 01 Eglise portail ouest.JPG, The west door of the church File:Brennilis (29) Église Notre-Dame 02.JPG, The western side of the church File:Brennilis (29) Église Notre-Dame 09.JPG, The top of the chevet gable Niche with shuttered doors On the corner of the epistle side of the altar there is a statue of the Virgin Mary. The statue stands on the crescent of a moon and below is a bust of Eve holding th ...
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Brennilis
Brennilis (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Climate Brennilis has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Brennilis is . The average annual rainfall is with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Brennilis was on 8 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 12 January 1987. Population Inhabitants of Brennilis are called ''Brennilisiens'' in French. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 Communes of France, communes of the Finistère Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):