Locquénolé
| Locquénolé Lokenole | |
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The church of Saint-Guénolé | |
  Locquénolé | |
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Location within Brittany region  Locquénolé | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′31″N 3°51′34″W / 48.6253°N 3.8594°WCoordinates: 48°37′31″N 3°51′34″W / 48.6253°N 3.8594°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Taulé |
| Intercommunality | Morlaix |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Guy Pouliquen |
| Area1 | 0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 760 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29132 / 29670 |
| Elevation | 0–81 m (0–266 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Locquénolé (Breton: Lokenole) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Toponymy
From the Breton lok which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé), and Guénolé a Breton saint.
Population
Inhabitants of Locquénolé are called in French Locquénolésiens.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 244 | — |
| 1800 | 256 | +4.9% |
| 1806 | 254 | −0.8% |
| 1821 | 311 | +22.4% |
| 1831 | 373 | +19.9% |
| 1836 | 374 | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 417 | +11.5% |
| 1846 | 454 | +8.9% |
| 1851 | 495 | +9.0% |
| 1856 | 507 | +2.4% |
| 1861 | 496 | −2.2% |
| 1866 | 595 | +20.0% |
| 1872 | 600 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 610 | +1.7% |
| 1881 | 618 | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 743 | +20.2% |
| 1891 | 766 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | 714 | −6.8% |
| 1901 | 742 | +3.9% |
| 1906 | 845 | +13.9% |
| 1911 | 769 | −9.0% |
| 1921 | 738 | −4.0% |
| 1926 | 767 | +3.9% |
| 1931 | 745 | −2.9% |
| 1936 | 697 | −6.4% |
| 1946 | 709 | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 566 | −20.2% |
| 1962 | 718 | +26.9% |
| 1968 | 615 | −14.3% |
| 1975 | 631 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 648 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 726 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 716 | −1.4% |
| 2008 | 760 | +6.1% |
See also
References
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
External links
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