Pont-l'Abbé

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Pont-l'Abbé
Pont-'n-Abad
Commune
The harbour of Pont-l'Abbé
The harbour of Pont-l'Abbé
Flag of Pont-l'Abbé
Flag
Coat of arms of Pont-l'Abbé
Coat of arms
Motto: Heb Ken
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Pont-l'Abbé
Intercommunality Pays Bigouden Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Le Doaré[1]
Area1 18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2 Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'.
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.

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[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Breton language

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

In 2008, 5.08% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[5]

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.

International relations

Pont-l'Abbé is twinned with:

Personalities

See also

References

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  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pont-l'Abbé, EHESS. Script error: No such module "In lang".
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. Script error: No such module "In lang". Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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