- Saint-Pol-de-Léon
French commune
nomcommune=Saint-Pol-de-Léon
caption=City View and Cathedral
native_name=Kastell-Paol
x=23
y=74
lat_long=coord|48|41|10|N|3|59|06|W|region:FR_type:city
alt mini=0
alt maxi=57 m
région=Bretagne
département=Finistère
arrondissement=Morlaix
canton=Saint-Pol-de-Léon
insee=29259
cp=29250
maire=Nicolas Floch
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Pays Léonard
km²=23.43
sans=7121
date-sans=1999
dens=304
date-dens=1999Saint-Pol-de-Léon ( _br. Kastell-Paol) is a commune in the
Finistère department inBretagne in northwesternFrance .It is famous for its
13th century cathedral on the site of the original founded by SaintPaul Aurelian in the6th century . It was also the scene of a battle during theBreton War of Succession , where the Montfortists and their English allies defeated an army led byCharles of Blois .Demographics
Inhabitants of Saint-Pol-de-Léon are called "Saintpolitains".
As of the
census of 1999, the town has a population of formatnum:7,121.Twin towns
flagicon|UK flagicon|Wales Saint-Pol-de-Léon is twinned with
Penarth ,Wales , in theUnited Kingdom .ee also
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Communes of the Finistère department External links
* [http://www.saintpoldeleon.fr Official website] fr icon
* [http://www4.culture.fr/patrimoines/patrimoine_architectural_et_mobilier/sribzh/main.xsp?execute=parsed_query&query=com:|Saint-Pol-de-L%C3%A9on|&tri=region&tri=dpt&tri=com&tri=adrstri&tri=lieu&tri=edif&tri=tico Cultural Heritage] fr icon
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