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) is a

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in the

Finistère Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.

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in north-western

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. Fouesnant is bordered to the south by the

Baie de La Forêt Baie de La Forêt is a small bay on the south coast of Brittany, France. The bay is located between Beg Meil (Fouesnant) and Cabellou ( Concarneau). Gallery File:Baie de La Forêt.jpg, Baie de La Forêt File:Concarneau SPOT 1147.jpg, Baie de La F ...

. It lies on the south coast of Finistère and is bordered by the communes of:

Bénodet Bénodet (; Breton: ''Benoded'') is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.Pleuven Pleuven (; br, Pluwenn) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Pleuven are called ''Pleuvennois'' in French. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is ...

to the west,

Saint-Évarzec Saint-Évarzec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Évarzec are called in French ''Varzécois'' or ''Saint-Évarzecois''. Breton language The municipality launche ...

to the north, and

La Forêt-Fouesnant La Forêt-Fouesnant (; or simply ''Ar Forest'') is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. La Forêt-Fouesnant is bordered to the south by the Baie de La Forêt. Population Inhabitants of La Forêt-Fouesnant ...

to the east. It has 15 km of coastline on its south side, with a long beach running west between the headlands of Beg-Meil and Mousterlin, as well as the idyllic Cap-Coz just to the east at the top of the Baie de la Foret, making it a popular tourist destination. The town is at the heart of a very fertile area, is well-endowed with orchards and is regarded as the source of the very best Breton cider. Every July this is celebrated with the 'Fete des Pommiers' (Festival of the Apple Trees), an event that takes over the town centre with music, dance and various competitions. Fouesnant hosts a popular street market in and around the town square every Friday morning.

Population

Inhabitants of Fouesnant are called in French ''Fouesnantais''.

International relations

* Twinned with

Meerbusch Meerbusch () is a town in Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been an incorporated town since 1970. Meerbusch is the municipality with the most income millionaires in North Rhine-Westphalia. Geography Meerbusch is a town in ...

in Germany