Le Conquet
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| Commune of Le Conquet | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | -4.770556 |
| Latitude | 48.358612 |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Bretagne |
| Département | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Saint-Renan |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise |
| Mayor | Gilbert Manac'h (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–51 m (avg. 40 m) |
| Land area¹ | 8,45 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2 408 |
| - Density () | env. 285/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29040/ 29217 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Le Conquet (Konk-Leon in Breton) is a commune in the département of Finistère, in the région of Bretagne, France.
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[edit] Geography
Le Conquet is a fishing port in the north-west of Brittany. It has a ferry service to the islands of Ouessant and Molène.
[edit] Demographics
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 1811 | 1881 | 2011 | 2149 | 2408 |
| Not counting those already counted in another commune (such as students and military personnel). | |||||
[edit] Monuments
The tomb of Jean-François Le Gonidec
Chapel dedicated to Michel Le Nobletz
[edit] Trivia
[edit] External links
[edit] Reference
Translated from French Wiktionary
