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Pont-l'Abbé (French pronunciation: ​[pɔ̃ labe]; Breton: Pont-'n-Abad, "Abbot's bridge") is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Pont-l'Abbé Pont-'n-Abad
Commune
The harbour of Pont-l'Abbé
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Heb Ken
Location of Pont-l'Abbé
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Coordinates: 47°52′05″N 4°13′19″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Pont-l'Abbé
Intercommunality	Pays Bigouden Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Le Doaré[1]
Area 1	18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	8,369
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29220 /29120
Elevation	0–37 m (0–121 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The self-styled capital of Pays Bigouden (roughly the region between the river Odet and the Bay of Audierne), Pont-l'Abbé was founded in the 14th century by a monk of Loctudy who built the first bridge across the river estuary, hence the name. The same monk also built the first castle.

Geography

Climate

Pont-l'Abbé has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Pont-l'Abbé is 12.8 °C (55.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 993.3 mm (39.11 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 18.7 °C (65.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.5 °C (45.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pont-l'Abbé was 37.1 °C (98.8 °F) on 16 July 2006; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.8 °C (12.6 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Population

Inhabitants of Pont-l'Abbé are called in French Pont-l'Abbistes.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,698 —     1800 1,884 +1.50% 1806 1,883 −0.01% 1821 2,115 +0.78% 1831 2,785 +2.79% 1836 3,163 +2.58% 1841 3,325 +1.00% 1846 3,626 +1.75% 1851 3,810 +0.99% 1856 3,947 +0.71% 1861 4,286 +1.66% 1866 4,526 +1.10%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1872 4,739 +0.77% 1876 4,991 +1.30% 1881 5,110 +0.47% 1886 5,729 +2.31% 1891 5,536 −0.68% 1896 5,797 +0.93% 1901 6,315 +1.73% 1906 6,432 +0.37% 1911 6,652 +0.67% 1921 6,637 −0.02% 1926 6,724 +0.26% 1931 6,656 −0.20%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1936 6,563 −0.28% 1946 6,644 +0.12% 1954 6,393 −0.48% 1962 6,396 +0.01% 1968 6,791 +1.00% 1975 7,325 +1.09% 1982 7,266 −0.12% 1990 7,374 +0.18% 1999 7,849 +0.70% 2007 8,093 +0.38% 2012 8,374 +0.68% 2017 8,250 −0.30%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on February 2, 2008.

In 2008, 5.08% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[6]

The Fête des Brodeuses (Embroideress' Festival) in July is one of Brittany's major traditional gatherings, and includes a Breton Mass at the Notre-Dame des Carmes church.

Sights

• Pont-l'Abbé castle dates from the 14th to the 18th centuries. The "wedding" room is decorated with Mathurin Méheut pieces of art (Sainte-Marine port), Henri Sollier and Jacques Godin. Once bigger, the castle lost its ramparts during the 19th century. Today only the bridge, the keep, and a very small part of the ramparts, in the garden nearby, can be seen. The structure now serves as the city hall, housing also the Bigouden Museum, offering a fine collection of costumes and Bigouden head-dresses,
• Church of Notre-Dame des Carmes dates from 1383-1420 in the Gothic style, with many old statues and a very fine rose window over the high altar that is considered the loveliest in Brittany.
• Church of Lambour (13th-16th century) had its roof removed in 1675 in the reign of Louis XIV in reprisal against the "Red Bonnets" uprising.
• The Monument aux Bigoudens is a masterpiece in granite by François Bazin (1931) and shows a group of four Bigoudène women and a child in traditional costume from the beginning of the 20th century, all of them thinking of a son, a father, a husband or a grandson battling the elements on the high seas.
• The Manoir de Kernuz was restored c. 1850 by the historian of Brittany, Armand du Chatellier.
• The Manoir de Kerazan located between Pont-l'Abbé and Loktudi delivers a fine art of Architecture.
• The Chapel of Treminoù (the missings in Breton) on the road to St-Jean-Trolimon, celebrates the memory of the Breton insurgents slaughtered by the French army of Louis XIV. In particular, A gathering in the last week of September and a funfair festival in the City recalls this period of Brittany's history.
• A few Menhirs still island upright around the city.
• Down to the river by the sea, lies a ria, having given its name to Loktudi (Loch Tudi, the lagoon of Saint Tudi) and Isle Tudi, which shares some beautiful sights.

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  Present view of the Castle's keep, south view.
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  the Castle's keep, north view.
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  the Castle's keep, from Rue Kereon, 1921.

International relations

Pont-l'Abbé is twinned with:

• Betanzos, Spain
• Schleiden, Germany
• Bantry, Ireland

Personalities

• Vincent Riou, a yacht race Sailor who distinguished himself at Vendée Globe Challenge 2004-2005 (1st) and 2008-2009 (3rd) with act of bravery, saving Jean Le Cam's life, who was sinking near of Cape Horn.
• Jérôme Kerviel, the trader formerly with Société Générale in Paris that was linked with losses of approximately €4.9 billion (US$7.16 billion) stemming from fraudulent equity index futures trading, grew up in Pont-l'Abbé.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• François Bazin (sculptor)

References

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Official Pont-l'Abbé Tourism site
• Bigouden Museum of Pont-l'Abbé (in French)
• Ar Triskell, Cultures' House of Pont-l'Abbé (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Pont-l’Abbé

Pont-l’Abbé (bretonisch Pont-’n-Abad) ist eine Gemeinde in der Cornouaille, im Westen Frankreichs im Département Finistère in der Region Bretagne. Auf einer Fläche von 18,21 km² leben 8369 Einwohner (Stand 1. Januar 2019).

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- [en] Pont-l'Abbé

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[ru] Пон-л’Аббе

Пон-л’Аббе (фр. Pont-l’Abbé, брет. Pont-'n-Abad) — коммуна на северо-западе Франции, находится в регионе Бретань, департамент Финистер, округ Кемпер, центр кантона Пон-л’Аббе. Центр исторической области Земля Бигуден, расположена в крайней юго-западной части полуострова Бретань, в 19 км к юго-западу от Кемпера, на побережье большого риа Бискайского залива (фр. Rivière de Pont-l'Abbé).

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