Locunolé (French pronunciation: [lɔkynɔle]; Breton: Lokunole) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Locunolé
Lokunole | |
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 The church of Saint-Guénolé | |
Location of Locunolé  | |
  Locunolé  Locunolé | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′13″N 3°28′38″W / 47.9369°N 3.4772°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Quimperlé |
| Intercommunality | CA Quimperlé Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Corinne Collet[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,169 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29136 /29310 |
| Elevation | 12–121 m (39–397 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Toponymy edit
From the Breton loc which means hermitage and 'unolé' which derive from Saint Guénolé.
Geography edit
The village centre is located 9 km (5.6 mi) north-east of Quimperlé. The river Ellé forms the eastern border of the commune.
Neighbouring communes edit
Locunolé is border by Guilligomarc'h to east, by Arzano to south, by Tréméven to west and by Querrien to north.
Population edit
Inhabitants of Locunolé are called in French Locunolois.
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Map edit
Gallery edit
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The parish church Saint Guénolé -
Chapel Notre Dame de Folgoët -
Chapel Sainte-Gertrude -
Fountains of saints -
Mill Mohot
See also edit
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Entry on sculptor of local war memorial Jean Joncourt
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Locunolé, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
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- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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