Le Conquet

Le Conquet

Konk-Leon
Le Conquet Konk-Leon
Commune
	Port of Le Conquet with bridge
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 48°21′31″N 4°46′14″W / 48.3586°N 4.7706°WCoordinates: 48°21′31″N 4°46′14″W / 48.3586°N 4.7706°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Saint-Renan
Intercommunality	Pays d'Iroise
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Xavier Jean
Area 1	8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	2,731
• Density	320/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.

Le Conquet (Konk-Leon in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. This is the most westward town of mainland France. Only three insular towns—Ouessant, Île-Molène and Ile de Sein—are more westward. The town is mentioned in the Asterix series books, Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter and Asterix and the Banquet as Gesocribatum.

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^[2]

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.