Foloi ( ), older forms
Foloe,
older form and
Latin:
Pholoe
is a village and a municipality in the eastern part of the
prefecture of Ilia. The seat of the
municipality is in the village
Lala.
It is
located about 40 km E of Pyrgos
, about
70 km S of Patras
, about
40 km SW of Lampeia
, about
50 km SE of Amaliada
and about
140 km W of Tripoli
.
The
prefecture of Arcadia
is bounded
to the east in the Erymanthus
river.
Municipal districts
Historical population
| Year |
Communal population |
Change |
Municipal population |
Change |
| 1981 |
308 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1991 |
253 |
13/2.19% |
3,826 |
- |
| 2001 |
333 |
92/15.16% |
4,870 |
1,044/27.29% |
The population from 1981 to 1991 lost 55 but recovered over the
level where the population was in 1981. The village has a small
school, a church, a small post office, a train station and a square
(
plateia). The entire mountain and
the ranges is also a parkland. Much of the municipality and the
mountain is covered with pine forests. It is also home to some
birds and some butterflies. The
Kladeos
river passes through Lala. The remainder of the lands are made up
of rivers and streams. The mountain formed a historical border with
Elis and Arcadia. Its present boundary is now at the Erymanthus
river. In the times of
Alaric,
Arcadius, a general succeeded in shutting off the
Goths in the border between Elis and Arcadia.
Forests fires of somewhere in the late-1990s consumed a part of the
forest. Since it has became an enjoyable place for tourists to
enjoy largely during the winter season
See also
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