Le Conquet
Le Conquet
Konk-Leon | |
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Coordinates: 48°21′31″N 4°46′14″W / 48.3586°N 4.7706°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Brest |
Canton | Saint-Renan |
Intercommunality | Pays d'Iroise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Milin[1] |
Area 1 | 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,799 |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29040 /29217 |
Elevation | 0–51 m (0–167 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Conquet (French pronunciation:
Maritime transport
The port of Le Conquet is served by the Penn-ar-Bed ferry company, providing links with
History
As he fled from Wales in exile, Henry Tudor landed in Le Conquet rather than France because of a storm that blew his ship off course.
Population
Inhabitants of Le Conquet are called Conquetois in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,811 | — |
1975 | 1,881 | +0.54% |
1982 | 2,011 | +0.96% |
1990 | 2,149 | +0.83% |
1999 | 2,408 | +1.27% |
2007 | 2,573 | +0.83% |
2012 | 2,719 | +1.11% |
2017 | 2,713 | −0.04% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Sights
- The tomb of Jean-François Le Gonidec.
- Chapel dedicated to Michel Le Nobletz
International relations
Le Conquet is
.Economy
Fishing harbour
As an important crab fishery port, Le Conquet also became an ideal place for catching uncommon species. The fishing port has been managed by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Brest since 2007. 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 an
Sports and leisure
Le Conquet has a dive center named Club Subaquatique.
Popular culture
The town is mentioned in the Asterix series books Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter and Asterix and the Banquet as Gesocribatum.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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