Lanfains (; br, Lanfeun) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor

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of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Lanfains are called ''lanfinois'' in French.

Geography

The Lanfains countryside is '' bocage'' with undulating relief ( Armorican Massif). The highest point in the commune at 323 m is situated at Bel Air-Porpaire. This makes Lanfains one of the highest communes in Brittany, the church standing at an altitude of 310 m. The neighbouring communes are

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, Le Bodéo,

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and

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and Corlay are a few kilometres away.

History

Lanfains' name comes from the

Breton language Breton (, ; or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. It is the only Celtic language still widely in use on the European mainland, albeit as a member of t ...

"''lann''" (hermitage) and, it seems, from the Latin "''fanum''" (temple). Lanfains was situated at the border of the Gallo and Breton languages. The parish of Lanfains was first mentioned in 1428. A wind farm was installed in the commune in 2005.

Economy

Agriculture is the main economic activity of the commune. It is essentially geared to husbandry of cattle, poultry and pigs and polyculture. The area of the commune is hectares. Two

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enterprises are present, the LDC abattoir and the Armoricaine

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. Artisan work is represented by a

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, a plumber, a sawmill, a fish farmer and a milk factory. There are several commercial firms in the commune including a café and bar, a crêperie, a garage, a public works firm and a poultry transporter.

Sights

* Saint-Guyganton church - built 1717 and restored in 1845. * Le Pas (with space for leisure, lake, camping and chapel, crossed by the

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- Loudéac railway, the former foundry-forge of Le Pas which was active from 1828 to 1978)

References

External links

Official website of the Mairie
Communes of Côtes-d'Armor {{CôtesArmor-geo-stub