Loqueffret Explained

Loqueffret
Native Name:Lokeored
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:48.3222°N -3.8539°W
Elevation Min M:87
Elevation Max M:297
Insee:29141
Postal Code:29530
Arrondissement:Châteaulin
Canton:Carhaix-Plouguer
Mayor:Marcel Salaün[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Area Km2:27.40

Loqueffret (in French pronounced as /lɔkefʁɛt/; Breton: Lokeored) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Located south of the monts d ' Arrée, in the eastern part of the Armorique regional natural park, it is a small rural village, former home of the Pilhaouers. Covering 2 770 hectares, the commune had in 2006 of 406 inhabitants. Served by a dense drainage network, it presents two distinct part geographical entities and other sandstone of the monts d ' Arrée domes: northern slopes covered wildfires down towards Lake Saint-Michel, South of the slopes in crops or afforested, more conducive to agricultural soils.

"The parish church, the chapel of the cross and the Manor of du Rusquec remain important heritage sites, while the quality and variety of natural sites, paths and panoramas favour activities related to tourism rural

Population

Inhabitants of Loqueffret are called in French Loqueffretois. In 1884 the commune of Brennilis was separated from Loqueffret.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.