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Saint-Pol-de-Léon

Saint-Pol-de-Léon is a town in Finistère, north-western Brittany, near the Channel coast. It takes its name from Paul Aurelian, a Welsh monk held to have founded the bishopric of Léon there in the 6th century. Its former cathedral and the tall spire of the Kreisker chapel dominate the town, which is now a centre of market gardening.

Saint-Pol-de-Léon
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Saint-Pol-de-Léon. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saint-pol-de-leon
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“Saint-Pol-de-Léon.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saint-pol-de-leon. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Saint-Pol-de-Léon.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saint-pol-de-leon.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Saint-Pol-de-Léon’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saint-pol-de-leon (Accessed: ).

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