Back Ouessant Afrikaans Ouessant ALS أوشا Arabic اوشا (بلديه فى فرنسا) ARZ Ouessant AST Уэсан Byelorussian Eusa Breton Ushant BUG Ouessant Catalan Уессан CE
Ushant
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 Satellite image of Ushant in 2003 | |
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Location of Ushant  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°27′29″N 5°05′44″W / 48.4581°N 5.0956°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Saint-Renan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Palluel[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.58 km2 (6.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 838 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29155 /29242 |
| Elevation | 0–61 m (0–200 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| Website | Official website |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ushant (/ˈʌʃənt/;[3] Breton: Eusa, pronounced [ˈøsa]; French: Ouessant, pronounced [wɛsɑ̃]) is a French island at the southwestern end of the English Channel which marks the westernmost point of metropolitan France. It belongs to Brittany and in medieval times, Léon. In lower tiers of government, it is a commune in the Finistère department. It is the only place in Brittany, save for Brittany itself, with a separate name in English.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Definition of 'Ushant'". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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