Foloi is a village and a former municipality

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 in Elis, West Greece, Greece

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia

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, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in the village Lalas. It is located about 40 km E of Pyrgos, about 70 km S of Patras

Patras

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, about 40 km SW of Lampeia

Lampeia

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, about 50 km SE of Amaliada

Amaliada

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 and about 140 km W of Tripoli

Tripoli, Greece

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. Arcadia

Arcadia

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 is bounded to the east across the Erymanthus river.

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

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

Plateia

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). 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

Kladeos

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 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

Alaric I

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, Arcadius

Arcadius

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, a general succeeded in shutting off the Goths

Goths

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 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

External links

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

	North: Lasiona
West: Oleni Oleni Oleni is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyrgos, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Karatoula. It is located about 20 km S of Simopoulo, NE of Pyrgos, SE...	Foloi	East: Tropaia Tropaia Tropaia is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,660 .... ?
	South: Olympia Olympia, Greece Olympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...