Le Conquet
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Commune of Le Conquet |
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| Konk-Leon | ||
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| The port of Le Conquet with bridge | ||
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Brest | |
| Canton | Saint-Renan | |
| Intercommunality | C.C. du Pays d'Iroise | |
| Mayor | Gilbert Manac'h (2001-2008) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 0 m–51 m | |
| Land area¹ | 8.45 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
2,408 | |
| - Density | 285/km² (1999) | |
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| 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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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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
Inhabitants of Le Conquet are called Conquetois.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 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] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Translated from Le Conquet on the French Wikipedia
