Penmarch in Brittany

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Pointe de Penmarch © Photographe

Pointe de Penmarch © Photographe

Penmarch is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies 18 km south-west of Quimper by road. Inhabitants of Penmarc’h are called in French Penmarchais.

Penmarch is the southwest most township of Pays Bigouden, at the southern end of the Bay of Audierne. It is the most populous township of the Guilvinec’s canton, with a population of 6,000 inhabitants. The territory of the town is particularly flat and a very low altitude. There are many marshy lagoons, some of which have been drained and filled, especially in St. Guénolé to save space or habitat for the installation of local handicrafts.

Port of Saint-Guénolé © Henri Camus/cc-by-1.0 Phare de Eckmühl © Stevenwinter Notre_Dame de la Joie © Henri Camus/cc-by-1.0 Historic lifeboat Papa Podeynot © Raphodon/cc-by-sa-3.0 Saint-Guénolé © Henri Camus/cc-by-1.0 Pointe de Penmarch © Photographe
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Historic lifeboat Papa Podeynot © Raphodon/cc-by-sa-3.0
Many islands or reefs of very variable dimensions punctuate the coast of Penmarch; the most important are the Etocs south of Kerity, and the island St. Nonna west of Saint-Pierre. The port of Saint-Guénolé has a pass opening due west, thought to be dangerous in rough weather. It is protected by two granite peninsulas: Krugen in the South, and Conq in the northwest. Krugen is connected to the mainland by a sandy isthmus. Conq is connected to shore by an artificial embankment itself protected by concrete blocks to better break the flood wave. On the extremity of the peninsula on which it is situated are fortified remains of a town which was of considerable importance from the 14th to the 16th centuries and included, besides Penmarc’h, Saint-Guénolé and Kerity. It owed its prosperity to its cod-banks, the disappearance of which together with the discovery of the Newfoundland cod-banks and the pillage of the place by the bandit La Fontenelle in 1595 contributed to its decline.

The church of Saint Nouna, a Gothic building of the early 16th century at Penmarc’h, and the church of St. Guénolé, an unfinished tower, and the church of Kerity are of interest. The coast is very dangerous. On the Pointe de Penmarc’h stands the Phare d’Eckmühl, with a light visible for 60 miles. There are numerous megalithic monuments in the vicinity.

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