Le Conquet (; br, Konk-Leon) is a

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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 Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

in north-western

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. This is the westernmost town of mainland France. Only three insular towns—

Ouessant Ushant (; br, Eusa, ; french: Ouessant, ) is a French island at the southwestern end of the English Channel which marks the westernmost point of metropolitan France. It belongs to Brittany and, in medieval terms, Léon. In lower tiers of govern ...

, Île-Molène and

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—are further west The town is mentioned in the

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series books,

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and

Asterix and the Banquet ''Asterix and the Banquet'' (, "Asterix's Tour of Gaul") is the fifth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It was first serialized in ''Pilote'' magazine, issues 172–213, in 196 ...

as Gesocribatum.

Geography

Le Conquet is a fishing port in the northwest of Brittany and it is located north of the

Pointe Saint-Mathieu The pointe Saint-Mathieu (Lok Mazé in Breton) is a headland located near Le Conquet in the territory of the commune of Plougonvelin in France, flanked by 20m high cliffs. Village At present, there are only a few houses on the point, grouped aroun ...

(commune de

Plougonvelin Plougonvelin (; br, Plougonvelen) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Climate Plougonvelin has a oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in ...

Maritime transport

The port of Le Conquet is served by the company ''Penn-ar-Bed'' providing links with

and the archipelago of Molène throughout the year. During April to September, the company ''Finist'mer'' also provides fast links between the port of Le Conquet and

Lanildut Lanildut (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Lanildut are called in French ''Lanildutiens''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of ...

, and the archipelago of Molene and Ouessant .

History

As he fled from Wales in exile, Henry Tudor landed in Le Conquet rather than France due to a storm that blew his ship off course.

Population

Inhabitants of Le Conquet are called in

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''Conquetois''.

Sights

The tomb of

Jean-François Le Gonidec Jean François Marie Le Gonidec de Kerdaniel (Breton: Yann-Frañsez ar Gonideg) (4 September 1775 – 12 October 1838) was a Breton grammarian who codified the Breton language. He played an important role in the history of his native language by ...

Chapel dedicated to

Michel Le Nobletz Dom Michel Le Nobletz ( Breton: Mikel an Nobletz) (1577–1652) was a vigorous Counter-Reformation missionary active in the west of Brittany, who was responsible for a revival of popular Catholic culture. He developed new methods of teaching, ...

International relations

*Le Conquet is twinned with the town of

Llandeilo Llandeilo () is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Towy by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. Its population was 1,795 at the 2011 Census. It is adjacent to the westernmost point of the ...

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Economy

Fishing harbour

As an important crab fishery port, Le Conquet also became an ideal place for catching uncommon species. The fishing port is managed since 2007 by ''Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Brest''. In recent years, alongside traditional crab fishing ships, the fleet has diversified its activities with other ships, which use fishing nets bringing back monkfish, skate, brill, turbot, lobster and the fresh daily catches. However, the crab still remains the symbol of the harbour.

Rescue station SNSM

The rescue station was inaugurated on March 10, 1867. Nowadays, the rescue station uses the first class life boat of SNSM. She measures 14 meters in length. She is modern, unsinkable and self-righting. The SNS ''151 La Louve'' is always anchored in the harbour with two inflatable boats. One of the latter, named ''ville du conquet'' is city property and is used for the coastal watch during the summer season.

Sports and leisure

*Le Conquet has a dive center named ''Club Subaquatique''.