The arrondissement of Lorient is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

Morbihan Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastli ...

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in the

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. It has 58 communes. Its population is 312,063 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The 58 communes of the arrondissement of Lorient, and their INSEE codes, are: *

Auray Auray (; br, An Alre, or simply ) is a commune in the Morbihan department, administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. Inhabitants of Auray are called ''Alréens'' (French) and ''Alreiz'' (Breton). Geography The city is surrounde ...

(56007) * Bangor (56009) *

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(56013) *

Brandérion Brandérion (; br, Prederion) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Brandérion are called in French ''Branderionnais''. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The follow ...

(56021) *

Brech Brech (; br, Brec'h, ) is a commune in the Morbihan department, region of Brittany, northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Brec'h are called in French ''Brechois''. Breton language In 2008, 19.56% of primary-school children attended b ...

(56023) *

Bubry Bubry (; br, Bubri) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Bubry are called in French ''Bubryates''. International relations Bubry is twinned with Macroom in the Republic of Irelan ...

(56026) * Calan (56029) *

Camors Camors (; br, Kamorzh) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography The village is situated in the heart of a forest-covered region called the Landes de Lanvaux. The village centre is located south of P ...

(56031) *

Carnac Carnac (; br, italic=no, Karnag, ) is a commune beside the Gulf of Morbihan on the south coast of Brittany in the Morbihan department in north-western France. Its inhabitants are called ''Carnacois'' in French. Carnac is renowned for the C ...

(56034) * Caudan (56036) *

Cléguer Cléguer (; br, Kleger) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Demographics Inhabitants of Cléguer are called in French ''Cléguerois''. Geography The town lies in the valley of the river Scorff. The r ...

(56040) * Crach (56046) *

Erdeven Erdeven (; br, An Ardeven) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Erdeven are called ''Erdevenois''. Its main industry is tourism. Attractions include a seven kilometre-long be ...

(56054) *

Étel Étel (; br, An Intel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Étel are called in French ''Étellois''. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 co ...

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Gâvres Gâvres (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. French Navy Minister Hyde de Neuville chose this place as a military testing area in 1829 for heavy marine ordnance.See the governmental directions of Jun ...

(56062) * Gestel (56063) * Groix (56069) *

Guidel Guidel (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Guidel are called in French ''Guidélois''. Population Cemetery The communal cemetery, containing 108 tombs from the World War II, has bee ...

(56078) *

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'', ...

(56083) * Hœdic (56085) * Île-d'Houat (56086) *

Inguiniel Inguiniel (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. Demographics Inhabitants of Inguiniel are called in French ''Inguinielois''. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of ...

(56089) *

Inzinzac-Lochrist Inzinzac-Lochrist () is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Demographics Inhabitants of Inzinzac-Lochrist are called in French ''Inzinzacois'' or ''Lochristois''. Geography The town has several urban ce ...

(56090) *

Kervignac Kervignac (; br, Kervignag) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.Landaul Landaul (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Landaul are called in French language, French ''Landaulais''. ...

(56096) * Landévant (56097) *

Lanester Lanester (; br, 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 ' ...

(56098) *

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, ...

(56101) *

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 commun ...

(56104) * Larmor-Plage (56107) * Locmaria (56114) *

Locmariaquer Locmariaquer (; br, Lokmaria-Kaer) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies south of Auray by road. Coat of arms This coat of arms was created 30 years ago by the local artist Jean-Baptiste Corlo ...

(56116) *

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 L ...

(56118) *

Locoal-Mendon Locoal-Mendon (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Toponymy Known as Locus Sancti Guitali in 1037 and Sanctus Gudualus in 1387. From the Breton ''lok'' which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé), and ''G ...

(56119) * Lorient (56121) * Merlevenez (56130) * Nostang (56148) * Le Palais (56152) * Ploemel (56161) * Ploemeur (56162) *

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 Ro ...

(56166) *

Plouharnel Plouharnel (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Plouharnel are called in French ''Plouharnelais''. Geography Plouharnel is a seaside town located in the south of Morbihan, southwest ...

(56168) * Plouhinec (56169) *

Plumergat Plumergat () is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Plumergat are called in French ''Plumergatais''. Geography Plumergat is located northeast of Auray, northwest of Vannes and east of Lori ...

(56175) *

Pluneret Pluneret (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Sainte-Anne station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes. Population Inhabitants of Pluneret are called in French ''Pluneretains''. Geo ...

(56176) * Pluvigner (56177) *

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 ...

(56179) *

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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 cit ...

(56185) *

Quiberon Quiberon (; , ) is a commune in the French department of Morbihan, administrative region of Brittany, western France. It is situated on the southern part of the Quiberon peninsula, the northern part being the commune of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon. It ...

(56186) *

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 ...

(56188) *

Riantec Riantec (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography The village sits on "La Petite Mer de Gavre" (french, The Small Sea of Gavre) with fine views across the bay. Map Population Inhabitants of Ri ...

(56193) *

Sainte-Anne-d'Auray Sainte-Anne-d'Auray (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. It is the third most popular pilgrimage site in France, after Lourdes and Lisieux. History Sainte-Anne-d'Auray is a village in the Diocese of ...

(56263) * Sainte-Hélène (56220) * Saint-Philibert (56233) *

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon Saint-Pierre-Quiberon (; br, Sant-Pêr-Kiberen) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. The commune occupies the northern part of the Quiberon peninsula, that it shares with the commune of Quiberon. Residents ...

(56234) * Sauzon (56241) *

La Trinité-sur-Mer La Trinité-sur-Mer (; br, An Drinded-Karnag) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France. Inhabitants of La Trinité-sur-Mer are called ''Trinitains''. It is located east of Carnac. The town is primarily a port, ...

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History

The arrondissement of Lorient was created in 1800.Historique du Morbihan
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Morbihan, it lost two communes to the

arrondissement of Vannes The arrondissement of Vannes is an arrondissement of France in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region. It has 99 communes. Its population is 279,964 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Vannes, and ...

. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The fifteen cantons of the arrondissement of Lorient were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 56 Morbihan
INSEE *

* Belle-Île * Belz * Groix *

* Lorient-Centre * Lorient-Nord * Lorient-Sud * Ploemeur * Plouay * Pluvigner * Pont-Scorff * Port-Louis *

References

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