Locunolé (French pronunciation: [lɔkynɔle]; Breton: Lokunole) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Locunolé
Lokunole
The church of Saint-Guénolé
The church of Saint-Guénolé
Location of Locunolé
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Locunolé is located in France
Locunolé
Locunolé
Locunolé is located in Brittany
Locunolé
Locunolé
Coordinates: 47°56′13″N 3°28′38″W / 47.9369°N 3.4772°W / 47.9369; -3.4772
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonQuimperlé
IntercommunalityCA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Corinne Collet[1]
Area
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16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,169
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29136 /29310
Elevation12–121 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

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From the Breton loc which means hermitage and 'unolé' which derive from Saint Guénolé.

Geography

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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

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Locunolé is border by Guilligomarc'h to east, by Arzano to south, by Tréméven to west and by Querrien to north.

Population

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Inhabitants of Locunolé are called in French Locunolois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 598—    
1800 422−4.86%
1806 412−0.40%
1821 417+0.08%
1831 431+0.33%
1841 463+0.72%
1846 502+1.63%
1851 480−0.89%
1856 435−1.95%
1861 977+17.57%
1866 1,028+1.02%
1872 963−1.08%
1876 1,109+3.59%
1881 1,093−0.29%
1886 1,170+1.37%
1891 1,224+0.91%
1896 1,263+0.63%
1901 1,320+0.89%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,343+0.35%
1911 1,455+1.61%
1921 1,453−0.01%
1926 1,505+0.71%
1931 1,434−0.96%
1936 1,382−0.74%
1946 1,330−0.38%
1954 1,117−2.16%
1962 1,018−1.15%
1968 852−2.92%
1975 824−0.48%
1982 836+0.21%
1990 875+0.57%
1999 869−0.08%
2007 984+1.57%
2012 1,134+2.88%
2017 1,154+0.35%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]
Topographic map
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Locunolé, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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