The Pointe de Corsen is the westernmost point of continental

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, located west of

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in the

Plouarzel Plouarzel (; br, Plouarzhel) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The westernmost point of continental France, the Pointe de Corsen, lies within the commune. Population Inhabitants of Plouarzel are ca ...

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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.

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

. The nearest village is Ruscumunoc. A

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sea monitoring site is located at the point. Pointe de Corsen is located at

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