Molène

Molène (French pronunciation: [mɔlɛn]; Breton: Molenez) is an island off the west coast of Brittany and one of the Ponant Isles, making it the largest of an archipelago of twenty islands. In tiers of government it is in Finistère, a department of Brittany in north-western France specifically at the heart of the commune of Île-Molène, which takes in neighbouring islets.

Île-Molène
Molenez
A general view of Molène
Location of Île-Molène
Île-Molène
Île-Molène
Coordinates: 48°23′50″N 4°57′20″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonSaint-Renan
IntercommunalityPays d'Iroise
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Didier Delhalle
Area
1
0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
162
  Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29084 /29259
Elevation0–26 m (0–85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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