Saint-Renan, Administrative commune in Finistère, France
The city spreads across multiple artificial lakes, with six water bodies formed from former tin mining sites creating an interconnected network throughout the area.
Saint-Renan received its administrative importance in 1276 when the Duke of Brittany established one of the regional courts of justice in the settlement.
The Saturday morning market brings together regional producers who sell traditional Breton products including kouign amann pastries, kig ha farz stew, and local cider.
The municipality maintains several educational facilities, medical centers, sports complexes, and the Kerzouar observatory for astronomy enthusiasts and researchers.
The former mining activities in Saint-Renan generated such substantial tin production that the city earned recognition as the European capital of tin during the 1960s.
Location: Finistère
Location: arrondissement of Brest
Location: Pays d'Iroise Communauté
Elevation above the sea: 62 m
Shares border with: Guilers, Lanrivoaré, Plouarzel, Ploumoguer, Plouzané, Milizac-Guipronvel
Phone: +33298842008
Email: mairie@saint-renan.fr
Website: https://saint-renan.fr
GPS coordinates: 48.43389,-4.62139
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:32
Kerloas menhir
4.4 km
Manoir de Keroual
5.6 km
Château de Kergroadès
6.2 km
Questel Fort
7.5 km
Bois de Keroual
5.9 km
Chapelle Saint Guénolé
7.8 km
Église Notre-Dame-de-Liesse de Saint-Renan
245 m
Chapelle de Bodonou
3.7 km
Église Saint-Pierre de Lamber
4.7 km
Église Saint-Valentin de Guilers
4.7 km
Fort de Penfeld
7.4 km
Maison Cardinal
178 m
Maison Gérard
167 m
Pop Corn Labyrinthe
4.1 km
Manoir de Keroulas
6.2 km
Lavoir de fontaine Margot
7.9 km
Église Saint-Pierre de Milizac
5.5 km
Église Saint-Sané de Plouzané
5.8 km
Église Saint-Gouescat de Tréouergat
7.1 km
Golf Pen Ar Bed
2.6 km
Golf des Abers
7.4 km
Église Saint-Rivoaré de Lanrivoaré
4.7 km
Chapelle du manoir de Keroulas
6.2 km
Chapelle Sainte-Anne de Milizac
5.5 km
Château de Kervéatoux
2.9 km
Chapelle Saint-Eloi de Plouarzel
6.8 km
Calvaire de Lanrivoaré
4.7 km
Enclos paroissial de Milizac
5.5 kmReviews
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