Le Conquet

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 / 48.3586°N 4.7706°W / 48.3586; -4.7706
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. 2020)^[2]	2,768
• Density	330/km² (850/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 (French pronunciation: [lə kɔ̃kɛ]; Breton: Konk-Leon) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. This is the westernmost town of mainland France. Only three island towns—Ouessant, Île-Molène and Ile de Sein—are farther west.^{[citation needed]}

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Maritime transport

The port of Le Conquet is served by the Penn-ar-Bed ferry company, providing links with Ouessant and the archipelago of Molène throughout the year. From April to September, the Finist'mer company 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 because of a storm that blew his ship off course.

Population

Inhabitants of Le Conquet are called Conquetois in French.

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 has been managed by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Brest since 2007. 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 an SNSM first-class lifeboat of 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.