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| Ouessant | ||
| region | Finistère | |
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| Residents | 834 (2018) | |
| Tourist info web | http://www.ouessant.fr | |
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Ouessant is a french Commune in the department Finistère in the Brittany. It is on the Ile d'Ouessantwhich belongs entirely to the church.
background
Politically, the municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Brest and forms the canton of Ouessant alone.
The whole island is a rocky heathland with salt marshes. There are trees in house gardens and in the main town of Lampaul.
getting there
By plane
There is a small airfield, which can only be approached by small planes. The air Line FINIST'AIR flies to the island with a 9-seater Cessna.
By boat
There are two shipping lines to Ouessant. The daily ferry connection from Brest leads over Le Conquet and the neighboring island of Molène (1-3 connections daily, duration approx. 2½ hours Timetable). There is a direct ferry line from Camaret-sur-Mer to Ouessant (1 hour).
During the main season there is a speedboat connection between Le Conquet and Ouessant (30 min).
The port of Ouessant is located in the Baie du Stiff.
mobility
Dynamic cards
Tourist Attractions
The entire island has belonged to the since 1969 Parc Naturel Règional d'Armorique
- Ecomusée Niou-Huella. The Ecomusée Niou-Huella, set up in two houses over a hundred years old, tells the story of the island.
- Phare de Créac'h. The 55 meter high lighthouse in the west of the island. It is considered to be the strongest lighthouse in Europe with a range of 80 kilometers. In his former machine house is a small oneMuseum (Musée des Phares et des Balises). set up via maritime signaling devices. The tower itself is not accessible to visitors.Price: Admission: 4.30 € for adults (as of August 2018)..
- Phare du stiff. Oldest lighthouse in France from 1699, it is located in the northeast of the island and is open to visitors at least in the high season. You can climb to the viewing platform via a spiral staircase, great panoramic view.
- Phare de la Jament. Southwest on a barrier island.
- Phare du Kéréon. On an island in the Passage du Fromveur.
activities
shop
There are a surprising number of shops, businesses and public facilities on the small main street in Lampaul. They are located down from the church square on a distance of a good hundred meters. As of August 2018:
- Tourist office
- 2 restaurants, one of them with haute cuisine
- Church that is large and often open to visit during the week
- Grocery store with unpackaged basic groceries
- 2 banks
- 3 shops with postcards
- Bike rental (€ 10 / half day, € 15 full day, graduated prices for several days)
- 2 small clothing stores
- Press, newspapers, magazines
- Souvenirs
- Stand with crepes and galettes
- Direct sales of fish from local fishermen next door
- Tobacco bar
- Bakery / pastry shop with café
- Post office
- Ouessant spécialités
- Take away sandwich pizza
- "Express" chain supermarket
- Breton gifts
- 2 galleries
- Picnic benches in the jardin Michel Bon
- WC
- Creperie
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
medium
- Guesthouse "Le Prat Meur". 4 beautifully furnished rooms, central, quiet location in the main town of Lampaul. The Gontharet family lives in the house and offers breakfast.
Upscale
health
Practical advice
- Office du Tourisme, Bourg de, 29242 Ouessant. Tel.: 33 2 98 48 85 83. Open: Mon - Sat 10 a.m. - 5.45 p.m.
trips
literature
- : The sea. Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1913. A description of the island, its inhabitants and the elemental forces of the sea
Web links
The lighthouse keeper's wife, Film director Philippe Lioret, 2004
