Locquirec

Locquirec Lokireg
Commune
The beach at Locquirec
Location of Locquirec
Locquirec Locquirec
Coordinates: 48°41′35″N 3°38′37″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Plouigneau
Intercommunality	Morlaix Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Gwénolé Guyomarc'h
Area 1	5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,528
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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 (in French);

External links

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