Locquénolé

Locquénolé
Lokenole
The church of Saint-Guénolé
The church of Saint-Guénolé
Location of Locquénolé
Map
Locquénolé is located in France
Locquénolé
Locquénolé
Locquénolé is located in Brittany
Locquénolé
Locquénolé
Coordinates: 48°37′31″N 3°51′34″W / 48.6253°N 3.8594°W / 48.6253; -3.8594
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonMorlaix
IntercommunalityMorlaix Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Lebrault[1]
Area
1
0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
799
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29132 /29670
Elevation0–81 m (0–266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Locquénolé (French pronunciation: [lɔkenɔle]; Breton: Lokenole) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Toponymy

From the Breton lok which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé), and Guénolé a Breton saint.

Landmarks

Church of Saint-Guénolé, this Latin-cross-shaped church dates back to the 11th century. It features Romanesque capitals and a distinctive bell tower completed in 1681.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 615—    
1975 631+0.37%
1982 648+0.38%
1990 726+1.43%
1999 716−0.15%
2009 784+0.91%
2014 803+0.48%
2020 799−0.08%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Locquénolé are called in French Locquénolésiens.

See also

References

  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. ^ "Church of Saint-Guénolé, Lecquenol | Religiana". religiana.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE