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.[3]
saint, eloy, finistère, saint, eloy, french, pronunciation, elwa, breton, sant, alar, commune, finistère, department, brittany, north, western, france, saint, eloy, sant, alarcommunethe, town, hall, saint, eloycoat, armslocation, saint, eloysaint, eloyshow, fr. Saint Eloy French pronunciation sɛ t elwa Breton Sant Alar is a commune in the Finistere department of Brittany in north western France Saint Eloy Sant AlarCommuneThe town hall in Saint EloyCoat of armsLocation of Saint EloySaint EloyShow map of FranceSaint EloyShow map of BrittanyCoordinates 48 21 44 N 4 07 16 W 48 3622 N 4 1211 W 48 3622 4 1211CountryFranceRegionBrittanyDepartmentFinistereArrondissementBrestCantonPont de Buis les QuimerchIntercommunalityCA Pays de Landerneau DaoulasGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Renaud Grall 1 Area112 42 km2 4 80 sq mi Population 2021 2 221 Density18 km2 46 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code29246 29460Elevation65 298 m 213 978 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 History 2 Sights 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 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 3 Sights editArboretum du CranouSee also editCommunes of the Finistere department Parc naturel regional d ArmoriqueReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 9 August 2021 Populations legales 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 Commune de Saint Eloy pays de Landerneau Daoulas 30 May 2004 Archived from the original on 30 May 2004 Retrieved 10 November 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Eloy Finistere Official website in French Mayors of Finistere Association in French nbsp This Finistere geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Eloy Finistere amp oldid 1168380589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,