Saint-Eloy, Finistère

Saint-Eloy Sant-Alar
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Eloy
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°21′44″N 4°07′16″W / 48.3622°N 4.1211°W / 48.3622; -4.1211Coordinates: 48°21′44″N 4°07′16″W / 48.3622°N 4.1211°W / 48.3622; -4.1211
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Intercommunality	Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Gilles Tandéo
Area 1	12.42 km2 (4.80 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	211
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29246 /29460
Elevation	65–298 m (213–978 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Eloy (Breton: Sant-Alar) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

History[]

In 1521, the monks of the Abbey of Daoulas, fleeing the plague, took refuge in Fresq (former name of the town) and build a chapel there, which stood today as the church of Saint-Eloy. The name Saint-Eloy came from Saint Eligius.^[2]

Sights[]

• Arboretum du Cranou

See also[]

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Eloy (Finistère).

• Official website (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)

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