Lesneven, Finistère Département, Brittany, France
🇫🇷 Lesneven is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies 24 km north-east of Brest, about 12 km from the English Channel in the middle of the Leon plateau.
History Lesneven has its origins in the immigration from south-west Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries, and the name (Les-an-Even) means "court of Even" in Common Brittonic (Llys-Ifan in Welsh) after an alleged military leader of that period. Lesneven was the castle-town controlling Léon during the Middle Ages. The castle is now gone, but many buildings of the 15th-18th centuries are still to be found in the centre. The Museum of Léon is here. The town now functions as a market and service centre for the surrounding rural district.
Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg 18 July 2007. In 2008, 19.08 percent of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.
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Lesneven has a population of over 7,306 people. Lesneven also forms part of the wider Brest Arrondissement which has a population of over 314,844 people. It is also a part of the larger Finistère Département. Lesneven is situated 24 km north-east of Brest.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Lesneven has links with:
🇪🇸 As Pontes de García Rodríguez, Spain 🏴 Carmarthen, Wales 🇸🇰 Kežmarok, Slovak Republic🇫🇷 Strasbourg 48.573
🇩🇪 Dillingen an der Donau 48.579
🇫🇷 Savigny-le-Temple 48.584
🇫🇷 Seine-et-Marne 48.6
🇫🇷 Corbeil-Essonnes 48.614
🇦🇹 Mistelbach 48.567
🇨🇦 Stephenville 48.55
🏴 Carmarthen -4.316
🇧🇫 Bobo Dioulasso -4.295
🇧🇫 Bobo-Dioulasso -4.283
🏴 East Kilbride -4.167
Locations Near: Lesneven -4.32344,48.5717
🇫🇷 Brest -4.484,48.392 d: 23.3
🇫🇷 Châteaulin -4.091,48.197 d: 45.1
🇫🇷 Morlaix -3.839,48.579 d: 35.7
🇫🇷 Quimper -4.107,47.992 d: 66.4
🇫🇷 Lannion -3.459,48.732 d: 66
🇫🇷 Guingamp -3.144,48.56 d: 86.8
🇫🇷 Lorient -3.369,47.74 d: 116.5
🇫🇷 Pontivy -2.97,48.064 d: 114.9
🇫🇷 Saint-Brieuc -2.765,48.514 d: 114.9
Antipodal to: Lesneven 175.677,-48.572
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🇳🇿 Christchurch 172.617,-43.517 d: 19405.5
🇳🇿 Canterbury 171.58,-43.543 d: 19373
🇳🇿 Wellington 174.767,-41.283 d: 19201.5
🇳🇿 Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 19195.1
🇳🇿 Lower Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 19195.1
🇳🇿 Upper Hutt 175.05,-41.133 d: 19186.5
🇳🇿 Porirua 174.84,-41.131 d: 19185.2
🇳🇿 Invercargill 168.373,-46.413 d: 19416.5