Finistère
Finistère (, ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. Its prefecture is Quimper and its largest city is Brest, France, Brest. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.department of
Brittany
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in north-western
France
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.
Geography
The coastal commune of Landéda forms a peninsula between two rias, the Aber Wrac'h to the north and the Aber-Benoît to the south.
History
* 1790: commune established
* 1822: linked with the commune of Brouennou
* 1829: annexed the commune of Brouennou
Population
Inhabitants of Landéda are called in French ''Landédaens''.
Sea rescue
Landeda is the base for the high-speed rescue motorboat located at the port of Aber Wrac'h. The rescue service is operated by volunteers. The rescue motorboat is named the President Joseph Oulhen, which is the name of a former manager of the service who died in service in 1986.
Economy
The port of the Aber Wrac'h is within the territory of the commune. It includes a marina managed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Brest.
Sights
* Sainte-Marguerite chapel
* Troménec chapel
* Brouennou chapel
Other notable sights include an
abbey
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, a manor, many stone crosses and islands with ancient ruins.
Associations
* Oak Theatre Company
* Vrac'h Amateur Theatre
See also
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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):