Locunolé (; br, Lokunole) is a
commune
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in the
Finistère
Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090. department of
Brittany
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in north-western
France
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.
Toponymy
From the Breton ''loc'' which means
hermitage and 'unolé' which derive from
Saint Guénolé.
Geography
The village centre is located north-east of
Quimperlé
Quimperlé (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
Quimperlé is in the southeast of Finistère, 20 km to the west of Lorient and 44 km to the east of Quimper. Historically, it belo ...
. The river
Ellé
The Ellé (; br, Ele) is a river in the region of Brittany, western France. Its source is south of the town Rostrenen, in the south-west of the department Côtes-d'Armor. The Ellé flows southwest through the following ''départements'' and town ...
forms the eastern border of the commune.
Neighbouring communes
Locunolé is border by
Guilligomarc'h to east, by
Arzano
Arzano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 km north of Naples.
Arzano borders the following municipalities: Casandrino, Casavatore, Casoria, Frattamaggiore, ...
to south, by
Tréméven to west and by
Querrien to north.
Population
Inhabitants of Locunolé are called in French ''Locunolois''.
Map
Gallery
File:023 Locunolé.jpg, The parish church Saint Guénolé
File:024 Locunolé.jpg, Chapel Notre Dame de Folgoët
File:Locunolé_chapelle_Sainte_Gertrude_1.jpg, Chapel Sainte-Gertrude
File:Locunolé_fontaines_jumelles.jpg, Fountains of saints
File:Locunolé_Moulin_Mohot_1.jpg, Mill Mohot
See also
*
Communes of the Finistère department
The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):[Jean Joncourt
Jean Joncourt was a French sculptor born in Irvillac in 1869 and who died in 1937. He is well known for his work on war memorials.
Biography
Jean Joncourt was born in Irvillac on 31 December 1869. There is no record of his having received any ac ...]
References
External links
Mayors of Finistère Association
Communes of Finistère
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