Lesneven
Lesneven | |
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The church of Saint-Michel, in Lesneven | |
Location of Lesneven | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′20″N 4°18′53″W / 48.5722°N 4.3147°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Lesneven |
| Intercommunality | Lesneven Côte des Légendes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claudie Balcon |
Area 1 | 10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 7,471 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29124 /29260 |
| Elevation | 14–79 m (46–259 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lesneven (French pronunciation: [lɛsnəvɛ̃]; Breton: Lesneven) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
It lies 24 kilometres (15 miles) northeast of Brest, about 12 km (7 miles) from the English Channel in the middle of the Leon plateau.