The island is small, less than 1 by 0.9 km (0.56 mi), and covers under 75 hectares (190 acres) of non-foreshore land. The community and port are on the east side, opposite a tiny tidal island, the Lédénes of Molène. The area is proverbially dangerous for sailors to navigate, with one Breton rhyme being "Qui voit Molène voit sa peine. Qui voit Ouessant voit son sang. Qui voit Sein voit sa fin. Qui voit Groix voit sa croix." ("He who sees Molène sees his pain. He who sees Ushant sees his blood. He who sees Sein sees his end. He who sees Groix sees his cross").
The number of permanent residents has fallen in recent decades, but Molène remains inhabited, with a permanent population of 162 as of 2020. In French, an inhabitants of Île-Molène is called a Molénais.
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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.
molène, molene, french, Île, breton, molenez, bald, island, island, atlantic, west, coast, brittany, northwestern, france, largest, molene, archipelago, archipel, group, about, islands, ponant, isles, archipelago, twenty, islands, seat, Île, commune, saint, re. Molene or Molene French Ile Molene Breton Molenez Bald Island is an island in the Atlantic off the west coast of Brittany in northwestern France It is the largest of Molene or Molene Archipelago Archipel de Molene a group of about 20 islands in the Ponant Isles an archipelago of twenty islands It is the seat of Ile Molene a commune in Saint Renan Canton Brest Arrondissement Finistere Department Ile Molene MolenezCommuneA general view of MoleneLocation of Ile MoleneIle MoleneShow map of FranceIle MoleneShow map of BrittanyCoordinates 48 23 50 N 4 57 20 W 48 3972 N 4 9556 W 48 3972 4 9556CountryFranceRegionBrittanyDepartmentFinistereArrondissementBrestCantonSaint RenanIntercommunalityPays d IroiseGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Didier Delhalle 1 Area10 75 km2 0 29 sq mi Population 2020 2 162 Density220 km2 560 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code29084 29259Elevation0 26 m 0 85 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Amenities 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeography editThe island is small less than 1 by 0 9 km 0 56 mi and covers under 75 hectares 190 acres of non foreshore land The community and port are on the east side opposite a tiny tidal island the Ledenes of Molene The area is proverbially dangerous for sailors to navigate with one Breton rhyme being Qui voit Molene voit sa peine Qui voit Ouessant voit son sang Qui voit Sein voit sa fin Qui voit Groix voit sa croix He who sees Molene sees his pain He who sees Ushant sees his blood He who sees Sein sees his end He who sees Groix sees his cross The archipelago includes Ushant Quemenes Ile Verte and Ile de Sein Population editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1968527 1975397 3 97 1982330 2 61 1990277 2 16 1999264 0 53 2009211 2 22 2014151 6 47 2020162 1 18 Source INSEE 2 The number of permanent residents has fallen in recent decades but Molene remains inhabited with a permanent population of 162 as of 2020 In French an inhabitants of Ile Molene is called a Molenais Amenities editThe 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 Molene sausage which has the distinction of being smoked with seaweed See also editCommunes of the Finistere department Parc naturel regional d ArmoriqueReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 9 August 2021 a b Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEEExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ile de Molene nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Archipel de Molene nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Molene Official website in French Base Merimee Search for heritage in the commune Ministere francais de la Culture in French nbsp This Finistere geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Molene amp oldid 1222289882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
