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Fouesnant (; ''Fouenant'' or ''Fouen'' in
Breton) is a
commune in the
Finistère department of
Brittany
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in north-western
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. Fouesnant is bordered to the south by the
Baie de La Forêt.
It lies on the south coast of Finistère and is bordered by the communes of:
Bénodet and
Pleuven to the west,
Saint-Évarzec to the north, and
La Forêt-Fouesnant to the east. It has 15 km of coastline on its south side, with a long beach running west between the headlands of Beg-Meil and Mousterlin, as well as Cap-Coz just to the east at the top of the Baie de la Foret, making it a tourist destination.
The town is in a very fertile area, is home to a number of orchards and is regarded as the source of the best Breton cider. This is celebrated each July with the ''Fete des Pommiers'' (Festival of the Apple Trees), an event that takes over the town centre with music, dance and various competitions.
Fouesnant hosts a street market in and around the town square every Friday morning.
The
Glénan Islands, approximately offshore, are administratively part of the commune of Fouesnant.
Population
Inhabitants of Fouesnant are called in
French ''Fouesnantais''.
International relations
* Twinned with
Meerbusch in Germany
See also
*
Communes of the Finistère department
*
Notre-Dame de Kerbader, chapel used as a meeting point ahead of the 1792 Fouesnant uprising
References
External links
Official website
*
Mayors of Finistère Association
Communes of Finistère
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