Audierne

Audierne Gwaien
Audierne harbour
Audierne
Location within Brittany region  Audierne
Administration
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Pont-Croix
Intercommunality	Cap-Sizun
Mayor	Jaqueline Donval (2008–2014)
Statistics
Land area1	2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population2	2,319  (2008)
- Density	786 /km2 (2,040 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	29003/ 29770
Website	Official website
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°01′30″N 4°32′26″W / 48.025°N 4.5406°W / 48.025; -4.5406

Yacht port

Audierne (Breton: Gwaien) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

The town lies on a peninsula at the mouth of the Goyen river and for centuries was a fishing village, with a wide sandy beach. Visitors can take a boat from Audierne's port of Esquibien to the Île de Sein.

The harbour, formerly important to the local fishing industry, is now essentially a yacht port. Remaining of the fishery is an oyster farm, in which the delicacy can be bought. Along the harbour stretches the town's main shopping area with its cafés, bars and restaurants, crêperies, boutiques, estate agents and holiday agencies, the town hall, the tourism office, and the regional bus stop. On Saturday mornings there is a farmers' market, which serves as a meeting place for natives and tourists alike.

International relations

Audierne is twinned with Penryn, Cornwall.

Population

Inhabitants of Audierne are called Audiernais.

Goyen

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

• INSEE

• Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Audierne (French)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Audierne

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