Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...
in north-western
France
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. This is the westernmost town of mainland France. Only three insular towns— Ouessant, Île-Molène and
Le Conquet is a fishing port in the northwest of Brittany and it is located north of the Pointe Saint-Mathieu (commune de
Plougonvelin
Plougonvelin (; br, Plougonvelen) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography Climate
Plougonvelin has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Plo ...
).
Maritime transport
The port of Le Conquet is served by the company ''Penn-ar-Bed'' providing links with Ouessant and the archipelago of
Molène
Mol̬ne () is an island off the west coast of Brittany and one of the Ponant Isles, making it the largest of an archipelago of twenty islands. In tiers of government it is in Finist̬re, a department of Brittany in north-western France Рsp ...
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
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** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
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twinned
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* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
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with the town of
Llandeilo
Llandeilo () is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Towy by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. Its population was 1,795 at the 2011 Census. It is adjacent to the westernmost point of the ...
in
Wales
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.
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.
Sports and leisure
*Le Conquet has a dive center named ''Club Subaquatique''.