Lanester
Lanester
Lannarstêr | |
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 The ship graveyard on the Blavet river | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lanester  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°45′53″N 3°20′32″W / 47.7647°N 3.3422°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Lanester |
| Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008—2014) | Thérèse Thiery |
| Area 1 | 18.37 km2 (7.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 23,026 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56098 /56600 |
| Elevation | 0–51 m (0–167 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lanester (Template:Lang-br) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.
It is the largest suburb of the city of Lorient, across the river Scorff to the east.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Lanester are called Lanestériens.
Breton language
The municipality created a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on July the 13th of 2006.
In 2008, 5.67% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[2]
See also
References
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
- INSEE commune file
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lanester.
- Official website (in French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Lanester (in French)
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