Lannion

Lannion Lannuon (in Breton)
Lannion
Location within Brittany region  Lannion
Administration
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Lannion
Canton	Lannion
Intercommunality	Lannion Trégor Agglomération
Mayor	Christian Marquet
Statistics
Elevation	0–107 m (0–351 ft)
Land area1	43.91 km2 (16.95 sq mi)
Population2	19,733  (2008)
- Density	449 /km2 (1,160 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

View from the church of Brélévénez

Lannion (Breton: Lannuon) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a subpréfecture of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of Trégor and the center of an urban area of almost 60,000 inhabitants.

Population

Historical population of Lannion

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	3706	3132	3426	3597	5371	5461	5650	5849	6075	6642

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	6598	6882	6223	6294	5998	6205	6002	6126	6010	5856

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968
Population	6174	6047	6247	6430	6584	7220	6734	9479	12,535

Year	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	16,867	16,641	16,958	18,368	19,733

Inhabitants of Lannion are called lannionnais.

History

Lannion takes its name from "Lann Huon" in Breton or "Land of Huon" in English. Most of the area indeed used to belong to Lord Huon.^{[citation needed]}

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.

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 2008, 11.96% of the children attended bilingual schools in primary education.

Economy

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

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.

Transport

Lannion is served by extensive transport links. The nearby airport (Lannion - Côte de Granit 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.

International relations

Lannion is twinned with the following:

• Günzburg, Germany
• Viveiro, Spain
• Caerphilly, United Kingdom

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Lannion (French)