Langolen

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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).
France

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.