Langolen (Breton: Langolen) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Langolen
Commune
The parish church of Saint-Gunthiern
Coat of arms
Location of Langolen
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Coordinates: 48°04′04″N 3°54′41″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Briec
Intercommunality	Quimper Bretagne Occidentale
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-René Cornic[1]
Area 1	16.92 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	861
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29110 /29510
Elevation	70–208 m (230–682 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune takes its name from Saint Collen, a 7th-century monk who is associated with the town of Llangollen in Wales and also with Cornwall.

Population

Inhabitants of Langolen are called in French Langolinois.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Langolen.

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)

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