Foloi

Municipal unit in Greece

Foloi

Φολόη

Municipal unit

Foloi

Location within the regional unit

Coordinates: 37°47′N 21°43′E﻿ / ﻿37.783°N 21.717°E﻿ / 37.783; 21.717
Country| Greece
Administrative region| West Greece
Regional unit| Elis
Municipality| Archaia Olympia
Area

• Municipal unit| 174.2 km2 (67.3 sq mi)
Elevation

| 640 m (2,100 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Municipal unit

| 2,293
• Municipal unit density| 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
• Community

| 156
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

270 66

Area code(s)| 26240
Vehicle registration| ΗΑ

Foloi (Greek: Φολόη, Latin: Pholoe) is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 174.202 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was in the village Lalas, in the southern part of the municipal unit. The village Foloi is situated in the northwestern part. Foloi is situated in a mountainous, sparsely populated area. The Foloi oak forest is located in the municipal unit. Foloi is located about 15 km northeast of Olympia, 30 km east of Pyrgos and 55 km south of Patras. It borders on Arcadia to the east, across the river Erymanthus.

## History

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The village, formerly named Giarmena (Greek: Γιάρμενα), was renamed in 1928[4] after an ancient name related to the centaur Pholus.[5]

## Subdivisions

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The municipal unit Foloi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

* Achladini (Achladini, Koutsouroumpas)
* Doukas (Doukas, Lasdikas)
* Foloi
* Koumanis (Koumanis, Ai Giannaki, Kastania)
* Lalas (Lalas, Pothos)
* Milies
* Nemouta (Nemouta, Kampos, Tsaparaiika, Villia)
* Neraida (Neraida, Kampos)
* Persaina (Nea Persaina)

## Historical population

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Year | Community Foloi | Municipal unit Foloi

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1981 | 308 | \-
1991 | 253 | 3,826
2001 | 333 | 4,870
2011 | 208 | 2,969
2021 | 156 | 2,293

## See also

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* List of settlements in Elis

## References

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1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
4. ^ Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Διοικητικές μεταβολές Φολόης Ηλείας
5. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, Ph670.3

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Foloi.

* Birds of Mount Foloi, also in Greek
* Les Centaures de Pholoé Archived 2005-01-11 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

Places adjacent to Foloi

|  | Lasiona | Lampeia

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Oleni |

Foloi

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Archaia Olympia | Archaia Olympia | Tropaia

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Archaia Olympia

Municipal unit of Archaia Olympia|

* Archaia Olympia
* Archaia Pisa
* Aspra Spitia
* Chelidoni
* Flokas
* Irakleia
* Kafkonia
* Kamena
* Kladeos
* Koskinas
* Kryoneri
* Linaria
* Louvro
* Mageiras
* Mouria
* Pefkes
* Pelopio
* Platanos
* Pournari
* Smila
* Strefi
* Vasilaki
* Xirokampos

Municipal unit of Foloi|

* Achladini
* Doukas
* Foloi
* Koumanis
* Lalas
* Milies
* Nemouta
* Neraida
* Persaina

Municipal unit of Lampeia|

* Astras
* Lampeia
* Oreini

Municipal unit of Lasiona|

* Agia Kyriaki
* Agia Triada
* Antroni
* Kakotari
* Kryovrysi
* Tsipiana

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