Audierne

Audierne (Breton: Gwaien) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016 the former commune of Esquibien merged into Audierne.[2]

Audierne

Gwaien
Commune
Audierne harbour
Coat of arms
Location of Audierne
Audierne
Audierne
Coordinates: 48°01′30″N 4°32′26″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonDouarnenez
IntercommunalityCap Sizun-Pointe du Raz
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gurvan Kerloc’h
Area
1
18.37 km2 (7.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,692
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29003 /29770
Websitewww.audierne.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town lies on a peninsula at the mouth of the Goyen river and for centuries was a fishing village, with a wide sandy beach. Visitors can take a boat from Audierne's port of Esquibien to the Île de Sein.

The harbour, formerly important to the local fishing industry, is now essentially a yacht port. Remaining of the fishery is an oyster farm, in which the delicacy can be bought. Along the harbour stretches the town's main shopping area with its cafés, bars and restaurants, crêperies, boutiques, estate agents and holiday agencies, the town hall, the tourism office, and the regional bus stop. On Saturday mornings there is a farmers' market, which serves as a meeting place for natives and tourists alike.

History

The battle of Audierne Bay, which took place on 23 August 1944, was an engagement between German and Allied naval flotillas. Three Allied warships, which had already established control off the coast of Brittany and were lurking off Audierne south of the invested fortress of Brest, intercepted and sank eight German vessels of an armed convoy. This was the conclusion of Operation Kinetic, which was an allied operation aimed at intercepting shipping and hindering German forces besieged at Brest.

International relations

Audierne is twinned with Penryn in the United Kingdom and Hattingen in Germany.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
20062,321—    
20072,312−0.4%
20082,319+0.3%
20092,263−2.4%
20102,208−2.4%
20112,153−2.5%
20122,151−0.1%
20132,159+0.4%
20143,723+72.4%
20153,708−0.4%
20163,684−0.6%

Inhabitants of Audierne are called Audiernais.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round
ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 75.76
2012 François Hollande PS 57.77
2007 Ségolène Royal PS 50.37
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 87.17

[3]

  • Yacht port
  • Goyen

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 16 October 2015 (in French)
  3. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/


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