Pencran

Pencran (Breton: Penn-ar-C'hrann) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Pencran Penn-ar-C'hrann
Commune
The church in Pencran
Coat of arms
Location of Pencran
Pencran Pencran
Coordinates: 48°26′19″N 4°14′01″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Landerneau
Intercommunality	Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean Crenn
Area ^1	8.93 km^2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,970
• Density	220/km^2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29156 /29800
Elevation	1–175 m (3.3–574.1 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Pencran are called in French Pencranais.

Notable Pencranais

Paul Le Guen, former football player and former Rangers F.C manager

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Pencran Parish close

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)