Molène
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Commune of Île-Molène |
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| Molenez | ||
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| The village on Molène | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Brest | |
| Canton | Saint-Renan | |
| Intercommunality | C.C. du Pays d'Iroise | |
| Mayor | Marie-Thérèse Callac-Olivier (?-2008) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 0 m–26 m | |
| Land area¹ | 0.75 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
264 | |
| - Density | 352/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 29084/ 29259 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Molène (Breton: Molenez: 'bald island') is a French island off the west coast of Finistere, Brittany and a member of the Ponant Islands. It is largest member of an archipelago of some twenty islands.
Together with several neighbouring islets, it forms the commune of Île-Molène. The island is small, less than 1 by 0.9 km, and has an area of 75 hectares. Its population has declined in recent decades, but Molène remains inhabited, with a population of 277 (2005 census). The community and only port are located to the east of the island, opposite a small island called the Lédénes of Molène that becomes connected at low tide.
Inhabitants of Île-Molène are called Molénais.
The island's electricity is produced by a small diesel generator. Potable water supplies are from rainwater catchment, with each household additionally maintaining its own cistern.
A local delicacy is Molène sausage, which has the distinction of being smoked with seaweed.
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This article is based upon a translation of the equivalent article in the French Wikipedia.
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