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
From the Breton loc which means hermitage and 'unolé' which derive from Saint Guénolé.
Geography
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
Locunolé is border by Guilligomarc'h to east, by Arzano to south, by Tréméven to west and by Querrien to north.
Population
Inhabitants of Locunolé are called in French Locunolois.
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Map
Gallery
The parish church Saint Guénolé
Chapel Notre Dame de Folgoët
Chapel Sainte-Gertrude
Fountains of saints
Mill Mohot
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Entry on sculptor of local war memorial Jean Joncourt
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Locunolé.
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)