Foloi

Foloi (Greek: Φολόη, Latin: Pholoe) is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 174.202 km².^[3] The seat of the municipality was in the village Lalas, in the southern part of the municipal unit. The village Foloi is situated in the northwestern part. Foloi is situated in a mountainous, sparsely populated area. The Foloi oak forest is located in the municipal unit. Foloi is located about 15 km northeast of Olympia, 30 km east of Pyrgos and 55 km south of Patras. It borders on Arcadia to the east, across the river Erymanthus.

Foloi Φολόη
Municipal unit
Foloi Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°47′N 21°43′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Archaia Olympia
Area
• Municipal unit	174.2 km2 (67.3 sq mi)
Elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,293
• Municipal unit density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
• Community	156
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	270 66
Area code(s)	26240
Vehicle registration	ΗΑ

History

The village, formerly named Giarmena (Greek: Γιάρμενα), was renamed in 1928^[4] after an ancient name related to the centaur Pholus.^[5]

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Foloi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Achladini (Achladini, Koutsouroumpas)
• Doukas (Doukas, Lasdikas)
• Foloi
• Koumanis (Koumanis, Ai Giannaki, Kastania)
• Lalas (Lalas, Pothos)
• Milies
• Nemouta (Nemouta, Kampos, Tsaparaiika, Villia)
• Neraida (Neraida, Kampos)
• Persaina (Nea Persaina)

Historical population

Year	Community Foloi	Municipal unit Foloi
1981	308	-
1991	253	3,826
2001	333	4,870
2011	208	2,969
2021	156	2,293

See also

• List of settlements in Elis