Pont-l'Abbé
Pont-l'Abbé
Pont-'n-Abad | |
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The harbour of Pont-l'Abbé | |
| Motto: Heb Ken | |
Location of Pont-l'Abbé | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′05″N 4°13′19″W / 47.8681°N 4.2219°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Pont-l'Abbé |
| Intercommunality | Pays Bigouden Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Le Doaré |
Area 1 | 18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 8,403 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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.