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Saint-Pôtan
Bretagnevillage
Saint-Pôtan
Total population
828
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Saint-Pôtan is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Saint-Pôtan is situated near the town of Matignon, and is only about from the coast. Saint-Pôtan is also close to main transport links including the Saint-Malo ferry port, which has routes to England and the channel Islands, operated by Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries. It is close to the towns of Lamballe, Dinan, Saint-Brieuc, Rennes, and Saint-Malo. There are train stations in Lamballe, Saint-Malo and Saint-Brieuc which have links to Brest and Gare Montparnasse (Paris). Saint-Pôtan is also ideally sitatuated for air travel as Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport is only about 15 km away with links to England and the Channel Islands. Further away are Brest and Rennes airports, with links to Europe. File:Main street Saint Pôtan, Brittany.jpg|In the main street File:Christian Cross Saint Pôtan, Brittany.JPG|One of the Christian cross that circle the village File:Sodimac, Saint Pôtan, Brittany.JPG|Sodimac, the main enterprise of Saint-Pôtan File:Town Hall (Mairie) Saint Pôtan, Brittany.JPG|The town hall File:Cows in field Saint Pôtan, Brittany.JPG|Local dairy farming
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Herring GullLarus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves1,451
- European ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) · Aves894
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves878
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves764
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves762
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves694
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves635
- Common MurreUria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763) · Aves618
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2017-09-281 km WNW of Tresbœuf, France
- M 3.7 — 2015-02-2530 km SW of Saint Helier, Jersey
- M 3.3 — 2014-07-23France
- M 3.9 — 2014-07-1123 km W of Saint Helier, Jersey
- M 2.5 — 2008-11-173 km SSW of Pléhédel, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-08-283 km E of Mauron, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Bretagne
- Matignon2.6 mi away · pop. 1,704
- Saint-Lormel2.8 mi away · pop. 882
- Plancoët3.6 mi away · pop. 3,057
- Saint-Cast-le-Guildo4.7 mi away · pop. 3,334
- Hénansal6.7 mi away · pop. 1,231
- Quintenic6.9 mi away · pop. 363
- Ploubalay7.1 mi away · pop. 4,168
- Languenan8.2 mi away · pop. 1,148
- Saint-Briac-sur-Mer8.3 mi away · pop. 2,208
- Plédéliac8.7 mi away · pop. 1,541
- Saint-Maudez8.9 mi away · pop. 284
- Trégomar9 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Saint-Pôtan, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 22323
- Department
- 22
- Region
- 53
- Population (Wikidata)
- 839
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr