Lannion

Lannion
	Commune of Lannion
	Lannuon (in Breton)
	Lannion, and the church of Brélévénez
	Location
Coordinates	48°44′00″N 3°27′15″W / 48.7333333°N 3.45417°W
Administration
Country	France
Region	Bretagne
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Lannion
Canton	Lannion
Intercommunality	Lannion Trégor Agglomération
Mayor	Christian Marquet; (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0–107 m (0–350 ft)
Land area1	43.91 km2 (16.95 sq mi)
Population2	19,459 (2006)
- Density	443 /km2 (1,150 /sq mi)
	Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	22113/ 22300
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
	2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 3°27′15″W / 48.7333333°N 3.45417°W / 48.7333333; -3.45417

Lannion (Breton: Lannuon) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Bretagne in north-western France. It is a sous-préfecture of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of Trégor and the center of an urban area of almost 60,000 inhabitants. Inhabitants of Lannion are called Lannionnais.

[edit] History

The old quarter of Lannion attracts many tourists to the city. The old quarter contains old squares, a church called Brélévenez, half-timbered houses, chapels and frescoes.

[edit] Breton language

On 23 October 2006, the municipality launched a linguistic plan to promote Breton language through the Ya d'ar brezhoneg ("Yes to Breton") charter.

In 2007, 12.2% of the children attended bilingual schools in primary education.^[1]

[edit] Economy

Lannion is a large telecommunications research center in France with several firms such as Alcatel-Lucent, Orange
France Telecom and SAGEM operating there.

[edit] Culture

Regular concerts are held in the town square during the summer months known as 'Les Tardives'. Lannion is also home to the "Carré Magique", a well known theatre company in the area.

[edit] Transport

Lannion is served by extensive transport links. The nearby airport was recently expanded to accommodate larger flights arriving from Paris and other French destinations. The station provides TGV services to Brest, St Brieuc, Rennes and Paris as well as TER links to local stations. Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport.