Foloi (, 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 municipal unit has an area of 174.202km2. 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 15km northeast of Olympia, 30km east of Pyrgos and 55km south of Patras. It borders on Arcadia to the east, across the river Erymanthus.

History

The village, formerly named Giarmena (), was renamed in 1928 after an ancient name related to the centaur Pholus.

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

See also

• List of settlements in Elis

References

External links

• Birds of Mount Foloi, also in Greek

• Les Centaures de Pholoé (in French)