Langolen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune of Langolen | |
Location | |
Longitude | -3.91° |
Latitude | 48.07° |
Administration | |
---|---|
Country | France |
Region | Bretagne |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Quimper |
Canton | Briec |
Intercommunality | |
Mayor | Didier Hervé (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 70 m–208 m (avg. m) |
Land area¹ | 16.92 km² |
Population² (1999) |
684 |
- Density (1999) | 40/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 29110/ 29510 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Langolen is a commune in the region of Cornouaille in the département of Finistère, in the west of Brittany.
It takes its name from Saint Collen, a 7th century monk who is associated with the town of Llangollen in Wales and also with Cornwall.