Le Folgoët
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Brest | |
| Canton | Lesneven | |
| Community association | Lesneven et Côte des Légends | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 34 ′ N , 4 ° 20 ′ W | |
| height | 30-77 m | |
| surface | 9.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,187 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 326 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29260 | |
| INSEE code | 29055 | |
| Website | http://www.lefolgoet.fr/spip/ | |
_Basilique_01.jpg) Notre-Dame du Folgoët basilica |
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Le Folgoët ( Breton Ar Folgoad ) is a French commune in the Finistère department with 3187 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
location
The place is located in the northwest of Brittany just a few kilometers south of the Atlantic coast . Brest is 22 kilometers southwest and Paris about 480 kilometers east.
traffic
At Landerneau and Brest there are the next exits on the expressway E 50 ( Rennes -Brest) and regional train stations on the railway lines Brest-Rennes and Brest- Nantes .
The regional airport Aéroport de Brest Bretagne is only 15 kilometers southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1309 | 1459 | 2220 | 2816 | 3094 | 3110 | 3037 | 3187 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Le Folgoët
The main attraction of the place is the Basilica Notre-Dame du Folgoët from the 15th century, which can be traced back to Salaün Ar Foll .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 740-745.
Web links
Commons : Le Folgoët - collection of images, videos and audio files
