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 (1999) | 21,897 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/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 (Breton: Lannarstêr) 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 launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on July the 13th of 2006.
In 2008, there was 5,67% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Template:Fr icon Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lanester.
- Official website Template:Fr icon
- French Ministry of Culture list for Lanester Template:Fr icon
- Map of Lanester on Michelin[permanent dead link] Template:En icon
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