Locmaria
Locmaria
Lokmaria-ar-Gerveur | |
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 The church in Locmaria | |
Location of Locmaria  | |
  Locmaria  Locmaria | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′42″N 3°04′57″W / 47.295°N 3.0825°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Quiberon |
| Intercommunality | Belle-Île-en-Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008—2014) | Jean-Yves Bannet |
| Area 1 | 20.55 km2 (7.93 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 705 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56114 /56360 |
| Elevation | 0–73 m (0–240 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Locmaria (Breton: Lokmaria-ar-Gerveur) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. Locmaria is one of the four communes of Belle Île.
Toponymy
From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and 'maria' which derive from Mary.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Locmaria are called in French Locmariaïstes.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Locmaria.
- Official site Template:Fr icon
- French Ministry of Culture list for Locmaria Template:Fr icon
- Map of Locmaria on Michelin[permanent dead link] Template:En icon
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