Foloi

Foloi Φολόη
Foloi
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates:
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Archaia Olympia
Elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Population (2001)
• Municipal unit	4,870
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
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. 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.

Subdivisions

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

Year	Village Foloi	Municipality Foloi
1981	308	-
1991	253	3,826
2001	333	4,870

See also

• List of settlements in Elis

External links

• Birds of Mount Foloi, also in Greek
• http://grenier2clio.free.fr/grec/pholoe.htm (in French)