Lannion

Lannion

Lannuon
Lannion Lannuon
Subprefecture and commune
	A general view of Lannion
	Coat of arms
	Location of Lannion
	Lannion Lannion
	Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 3°27′15″W / 48.7333°N 3.4542°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Lannion
Canton	Lannion
Intercommunality	Lannion Trégor Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Paul Le Bihan
Area 1	43.91 km2 (16.95 sq mi)
Population (2021)	20,344
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22113 /22300
Elevation	0–107 m (0–351 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lannion (French: [lanjɔ̃] ; Template:Lang-br) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of Trégor and the center of an urban area of almost 60,000 inhabitants.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	3,706	—
1800	3,132	−15.5%
1806	3,426	+9.4%
1821	3,597	+5.0%
1831	5,371	+49.3%
1836	5,461	+1.7%
1841	5,650	+3.5%
1846	5,849	+3.5%
1851	6,075	+3.9%
1856	6,642	+9.3%
1861	6,598	−0.7%
1866	6,882	+4.3%
1872	6,223	−9.6%
1876	6,294	+1.1%
1881	5,998	−4.7%
1886	6,205	+3.5%
1891	6,002	−3.3%
1896	6,126	+2.1%
1901	6,010	−1.9%
1906	5,856	−2.6%
1911	6,174	+5.4%
1921	6,047	−2.1%
1926	6,247	+3.3%
1931	6,430	+2.9%
1936	6,584	+2.4%
1946	7,220	+9.7%
1954	6,734	−6.7%
1962	9,479	+40.8%
1968	12,535	+32.2%
1975	16,867	+34.6%
1982	16,641	−1.3%
1990	16,958	+1.9%
1999	18,368	+8.3%
2008	19,733	+7.4%
2014	19,869	+0.7%
source^[2]		—

Inhabitants of Lannion are called lannionnais in French.

History

Lannion takes its name from "Lann Huon" in Breton or "Land of Huon" in English.

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.

View from the church of Brélévénez
Church of Lannion Église de la Trinité de Brélévenez

Breton language

On 23 October 2006, the municipality launched a plan to promote the 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.^[3]

Economy

Lannion is a large telecommunications research center in France with several firms such as Nokia, Orange and SAGEMCOM operating there. The presence of a large telecommunications industry in the area has led to two institutes of technology in the area, IUT Lannion and a college of engineering, ENSSAT.

Culture

Regular concerts known as "Les Tardives" are held in the town square during the summer months. 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 Lannion – Côte de Granit Airport was recently expanded to accommodate larger flights arriving from Paris and other French destinations. It is a one-hour flight from Lannion to Paris. The station provides TGV services to Brest, St. Brieuc, Rennes and Paris as well as TER links to local stations.

There is a bus service connecting the town centre to surrounding areas, TILT (Transports Intercommunaux de Lannion-Trégor), with six lines.