Locquirec

Locquirec Lokireg
The beach at Locquirec The beach at Locquirec
Locquirec
Location within Brittany region Locquirec
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Lanmeur
Intercommunality	Morlaix
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Gwénolé Guyomarc'h
Area1	5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,437
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	29133 / 29241
Elevation	0–78 m (0–256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Toponymy

From the Breton lok which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé), and Guirec a Breton saint.

Population

Inhabitants of Locquirec are called in French Locquirécois.

International relations

Locquirec is twinned with:

• Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim, Ireland

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

• INSEE

• Mayors of Finistère Association (French);

External links

• Official website (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Locquirec (French)