Rosnoën

Commune in Brittany, France

Rosnoën Rosloc'hen
Commune
Rosnoën seen from the summit of Ménez-Hom, with the Aulne river in the foreground
Location of Rosnoën
(2020–2026)		Mickaël Kernéis^[1]
Area ¹	33.70 km² (13.01 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	974
• Density	29/km² (75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29240 /29590
Elevation	0–167 m (0–548 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rosnoën (French pronunciation: [ʁɔsnɔɛn]; Breton: Rosloc'hen) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	812	—
1975	725	−1.61%
1982	692	−0.66%
1990	802	+1.86%
1999	835	+0.45%
2009	989	+1.71%
2014	952	−0.76%
2020	960	+0.14%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Inhabitants of Rosnoën are called in French Rosnoënais.

Geography

Rosnoën is located 26 km (16 mi) southeast of Brest. The village occupies a peninsula between the mouths or the Aulne river and Faou river. Térénez bridge is located between Rosnoën and Landévennec. The bridge crosses the mouth of the Aulne river, connecting Crozon Peninsula to Brittany.

Panoramic view from the belvedere of Rosnoën on the Aulne river and the Crozon Peninsula.

Map

Topographic map

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rosnoën.

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)