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Lorient Agglomération
Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Lorient. It is located in the Morbihan department, in the Brittany region, northwestern France. It was created in January 2014.CA Lorient Agglomération (N° SIREN : 200042174) BANATIC, accessed 6 April 2022. Its area is 738.7 km2. Its area is 666.7 km2. Its population was 204,107 in 2018, of which 57,084 in Lorient proper.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.
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Lorient
Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presence of Megalith, megalithic architecture. Ruins of Roman roads (linking Vannes to Quimper and Port-Louis, Morbihan, Port-Louis to Carhaix) confirm Gallo-Roman presence. Founding In 1664, Jean-Baptiste Colbert founded the French East Indies Company. In June 1666, an Ordonnance, ordinance of Louis XIV of France, Louis XIV granted lands of Port-Louis, Morbihan, Port-Louis to the company, along with Faouédic on the other side of the roadstead. One of its directors, Denis Langlois, bought lands at the confluence of the Scorff and the Blavet rivers, and built slipways. At first, it only served as a subsidiary of Port-Louis, where offices and warehouses were loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennebont
Hennebont (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Hennebont is situated about ten miles from the mouth of the River Blavet, which divides it into two parts: the ''Ville Close'', the medieval walled town, and the 17th century ''Ville Neuve'' on the left bank and the oldest site: the ''Vieille Ville'' on the right. The old walled town (Ville Close) still has traces of its medieval ramparts dating from the 13th to 15th centuries as well as a large fortified 15th century gatehouse complete with double-doors with drawbridge slots, known as the ''Porte du Broërec''. Map History Breton War of Succession Hennebont is famed for its resistance, under Joanna of Flanders, the widow of Jean de Montfort, to the armies of Philip of Valois and Charles of Blois when besieged in 1342 during the War of the Breton Succession. A century before Joan of Arc, Jeanne dressed herself in armor and led the resistance to the besiegers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quistinic
Quistinic (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. It is twinned with the rural village of Loughshinny in County Dublin, Ireland. Population Inhabitants of Quistinic are called in French . Toponymy Quistinic is a Breton word. It means Chesnust Forest. Geography The village centre is located northeast of Lorient, northwest of Vannes and west of Rennes. Historically, Quistinic belongs to the Vannetais. The river Blavet forms the commune's eastern and southern borders. The neighborhood of the hamlet of Poul Fetan, in Quistinic, offers a nice view over the Blavet valley. Quistinic is characterised by bocage landscape. center, The Blavet valley in Quistinic. Neighboring communes Quistinic is border by Bubry and Melrand to the north, by Saint-Barthélemy and Baud to the east, by Languidic to the south and by Lanvaudan to the west. Map Village of Poul-Fétan which etymologically means "Lavoir (wash-house) of the fountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quéven
Quéven (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. History During World War I, Quéven lost one hundred and one of its children. 85% of the town was destroyed in World War II. In January 1945, the city of Toulouse adopted the ruined town, via its mayor Raymond Badiou. In memory of this help the main square of Quéven was renamed "Place de la ville de Toulouse" and a street in Toulouse was renamed "Rue de Quéven". The city of Queven has been honoured 25 September 1949 with Cross of War 1929-1945 by the citation 11 November 1948 of the Ministry of the Armed Force, Max Lejeune. Population Inhabitants of Quéven are called in French ''Quévenois''. Twin towns Quéven is twinned with: *Dunmanway (Ireland) *Koro (Mali) *Altenkunstadt *Weismain in Bavaria (Germany) Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 26 September 2008. In 2008, there was 1,83% of the children attended the bilingua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port-Louis, Morbihan
Port-Louis (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Port-Louis are called in French ''Port-Louisiens''. History At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India established warehouses in Port-Louis. They later built additional warehouses across the bay in 1628, at the location which became known as "L'Orient" (''the Orient'' in French). In 1664, during the reign of King Louis XIV, the French East India Company was established at Port-Louis. The company established a shipyard at Lorient. The Company was not able to maintain itself financially, and it was abolished in 1769. In 1770, King Louis XVI issued an edict that required the Company to transfer to the state all its properties, in return for which the King agreed to pay all of the Company’s debts and obligations. The French government then took over the shipyards as a naval port and arsenal. Citadel The Spanish engineer Cristóbal de Roj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont-Scorff
Pont-Scorff (; br, Pont-Skorf) is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. It takes its name from the river Scorff, which flows through the town. Inhabitants of Pont-Scorff are called in French language, French ''Scorvipontains'' or ''Scorffipontais''. Geography The town lies in the valley of the river Scorff. Historically, it belongs to Bro Gwened, Vannetais. The town is located north of Lorient. Map Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 22 February 2008. In 2008, 8.74% of children attended the bilingual schools in primary education. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''''Enseignement bilingue''/ref> See also *Communes of the Morbihan department *Gaston-Auguste Schweitzer Sculptor statue of Fernand de Langle de Cary References External links * Mayors of Morbihan Association Communes of Morbihan {{Morbihan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plouay
Plouay (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. Plouay hosts the GP Ouest-France and the GP de Plouay, annual cycling races (a men's and women's race, respectively). It was also the location of the UCI Road World Championships in 2000. The Tour de France has visited this town three times: in 1998, 2002 and in 2006. Population Inhabitants of Plouay or Ploue are called ''Plouaysiens'' in French and ''Plouead'' (''Ploueiz''), ''Ploueadez'' (-''ed'') in Breton. Geography Plouay is located in the west of Morbihan, northwest of Hennebont and north of Lorient. Historically, it belongs to Vannetais. The river Scorff forms the commune's western border. The area is hilly and forest-covered. Apart from the village centre, there are many hamlets in the commune. Map List of places History The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1576. The marquis of Pontcallec had in the seventeenth century in the village of Plouay court, pris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ploemeur
Ploemeur (; br, Plañvour), sometimes written instead as Plœmeur, is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a western suburb of Lorient. Population The inhabitants are called the ''Ploemeurois''. The municipality launched a linguistic plan to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 18 April 2006. Etymology The current name of the city of Ploemeur comes from the old Breton ''Plo Meur'' meaning "Big Parish". Geography Ploemeur is close to Lorient (), a sub-prefecture of Morbihan. Photographs of the Port of Lomener File:Lomener1610_53.JPG, The pier File:Lomener1610_25.JPG, The Island of Groix at the horizon File:Lomener1112_23.JPG, End of the day on the port People * Nathalie Appéré, Mayor of Rennes * Stanislas Dupuy de Lôme (1816 in the Château de Soye' - †1885), who built the first armored battleship. * Yoann Gourcuff, born on 11 July 1986, is a footballer of Olympique L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locmiquélic
Locmiquélic (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Toponymy From the Breton ''loc'' which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and ''miquélic'' which means Little Michael. Demographics Inhabitants of Locmiquélic are called in French ''Locmiquélicains'' or ''Minahouëts''. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 communes of the Morbihan department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Mayors of Morbihan Association Communes of Morbihan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larmor-Plage
Larmor-Plage (; br, An Arvor) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. History Larmor-Plage was created as a new commune in 1925. Before that, it came within the administrative area of the town of Ploemeur. It was almost completely destroyed in World War II. Larmor-Plage is twinned with the town of Youghal in County Cork, Ireland. Population Sights The church Notre-Dame-de-Larmor is located in the centre of the town. It was built in the fifteenth century. Environment Kerguelen is a natural park. Sports Windsurfing is an important activity. The nautical centre of Kerguelen is the first school of sailing in France. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 communes of the Morbihan department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanvaudan
Lanvaudan (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Lanvaudan are called in French ''Lanvaudanais''. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 communes of the Morbihan department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Cultural Heritage Mayors of Morbihan Association [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Languidic
Languidic (; br, Langedig) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. History The local church was previously associated with the cult of the Welsh saint Cenydd (Kenneth). Geography Languidic, encompassing 10,908 hectares, is the most spread-out city in Morbihan and the third in Brittany. The river Ével forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Blavet, which forms its northern and north-western borders. Demographics Inhabitants of Languidic are called in French ''Languidiciens''. Breton language In 2008, there was 18,1% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''''Enseignement bilingue''/ref> In 2013, there was 200 children in bilingual schools (primary education). Twinning Languidic is twinned with : *Great Cornard, England since 21 October 1989. *Rimpar, Germany since July 1997. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department *Henri Gouzien Henri Gouzien was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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