Le Folgoët

Le Folgoët (French pronunciation: [lə fɔlɡwat]; Breton: Ar Folgoad) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.

Le Folgoët Ar Folgoad
Commune
The basilica of Notre-Dame du Folgoët
Coat of arms
Location of Le Folgoët
Le Folgoët Show map of France Le Folgoët Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°33′45″N 4°20′03″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Lesneven
Intercommunality	Lesneven Côte des Légendes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Kerboul[1]
Area 1	9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,290
• Density	340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29055 /29260
Elevation	33–77 m (108–253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

In French the inhabitants of Le Folgoët are known as Folgoëtiens.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,459	—
1975	2,220	+6.18%
1982	2,816	+3.46%
1990	3,094	+1.18%
1999	3,110	+0.06%
2007	3,037	−0.30%
2012	3,147	+0.71%
2017	3,187	+0.25%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• List of the works of Bastien and Henry Prigent
• List of works of the two Folgoët ateliers
• List of the works of the Maître de Plougastel