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Le Conquet (French pronunciation: ​[lə kɔ̃kɛ]; Breton: Konk-Leon) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. This is the westernmost town of mainland France. Only three insular towns—Ouessant, Île-Molène and Ile de Sein—are further west The town is mentioned in the Asterix series books, Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter and Asterix and the Banquet as Gesocribatum.

Le Conquet Konk-Leon
Commune
Port of Le Conquet with bridge
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Le Conquet
Le Conquet Show map of France Le Conquet Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°21′31″N 4°46′14″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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,750
• Density	330/km2 (840/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.

Geography

Le Conquet is a fishing port in the northwest of Brittany and it is located north of the Pointe Saint-Mathieu (commune de Plougonvelin).

Maritime transport

The port of Le Conquet is served by the company Penn-ar-Bed providing links with Ouessant and the archipelago of Molène throughout the year. During April to September, the company Finist'mer also provides fast links between the port of Le Conquet and Lanildut, and the archipelago of Molene and Ouessant .

History

As he fled from Wales in exile, Henry Tudor landed in Le Conquet rather than France due to a storm that blew his ship off course.

Population

Inhabitants of Le Conquet are called in French Conquetois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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 twinned with the town of Llandeilo in Wales.

Economy

Fishing harbour

As an important crab fishery port, Le Conquet also became an ideal place for catching uncommon species. The fishing port is managed since 2007 by Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Brest. 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 the first class life boat of SNSM. She measures 14 meters in length. She is modern, unsinkable and self-righting. The SNS 151 La Louve is always anchored in the harbour with two inflatable boats. One of the latter, named ville du conquet is city property and is used for the coastal watch during the summer season.

Sports and leisure

• Le Conquet has a dive center named Club Subaquatique.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

External links

• Commune's website
• Cultural Heritage (in French)
• Pictures from Le Conquet

На других языках

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[de] Le Conquet

Le Conquet (bretonisch Konk-Leon) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 2750 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Nordwesten der Bretagne im Département Finistère.

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- [en] Le Conquet

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[ru] Ле-Конке

Ле-Конке — коммуна во Франции в регионе Бретань, департамент Финистер. Население по состоянию на 2016 год составляет 2 750 человек (2019)[2]. Расположен около 530 км к западу от Парижа и 65 км северо-западнее от Кемпера.

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