Le Folgoët (French pronunciation: [lə fɔlɡwat]; Breton: Ar Folgoad) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.
Le Folgoët Ar Folgoad | |
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_Basilique_01.jpg) The basilica of Notre-Dame du Folgoët | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Folgoët  | |
  Le Folgoët  Le Folgoët | |
| Coordinates: 48°33′45″N 4°20′03″W / 48.5625°N 4.3342°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Lesneven |
| Intercommunality | Lesneven Côte des Légendes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Kerboul[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,264 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29055 /29260 |
| Elevation | 33–77 m (108–253 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
In French the inhabitants of Le Folgoët are known as Folgoëtiens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,459 | — |
| 1975 | 2,220 | +6.18% |
| 1982 | 2,816 | +3.46% |
| 1990 | 3,094 | +1.18% |
| 1999 | 3,110 | +0.06% |
| 2007 | 3,037 | −0.30% |
| 2012 | 3,147 | +0.71% |
| 2017 | 3,187 | +0.25% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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