Moëlan-sur-Mer (, literally ''Moëlan on Sea''; br, Molan) is a
commune in the
Finistère
Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090. department
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Government and military
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and
administrative region
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of
Brittany
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in north-western
France
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.
Population
In
French
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the inhabitants of Moëlan-sur-Mer are known as ''Moëlanais''.
Map
See also
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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):[Jean Joncourt
Jean Joncourt was a French sculptor born in Irvillac in 1869 and who died in 1937. He is well known for his work on war memorials.
Biography
Jean Joncourt was born in Irvillac on 31 December 1869. There is no record of his having received any ac ...]
, sculptor of the local war memorial
References
External links
Official website
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Mayors of Finistère Association
Communes of Finistère
Populated coastal places in France
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