Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération is the ''

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté ur ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be de ...

Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presen ...

. It is located 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 coast ...

department, in the

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

, northwestern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

. 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.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 25 communes: # Brandérion # Bubry #

Calan Calan may refer to * Calan (band), a Welsh band * Calan, Morbihan, a town in Brittany, France * Calan, a trade name for the drug Verapamil * Călan, a town in Hunedoara County, Romania * Alline Calandrini Alline Miranda Calandrini de Azevedo ...

Caudan Caudan (; br, Kaodan) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western FrancINSEE commune fileThe writer Yvonne Chauffin (1905–1995), laureate of the Prix Breizh in 1970, died in Caudan. Demographics Inhabitants of Cauda ...

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 ...

Gâvres Gâvres (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. French Navy Minister Hyde de Neuville Jean-Guillaume, baron Hyde de Neuville (24 January 177628 May 1857) was a French aristocrat, diplomat, and politi ...

# Gestel #

Groix Groix (; br, Enez Groe) is an island and a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France. Groix lies a few kilometres off the coast of Lorient. Several ferries a day run from Lorient to Groix. There are ...

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 be ...

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'', ...

# Inguiniel # Inzinzac-Lochrist # Lanester #

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 ...

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 Com ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ''Ploeme ...

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 ...

Pont-Scorff Pont-Scorff (; br, Pont-Skorf) is a commune in the Morbihan department of 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 ''Scorvipontains'' ...

Port-Louis Port Louis (french: Port-Louis; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Polwi or , ) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's eco ...

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 ci ...

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 . Toponym ...

# Riantec

References

Agglomeration communities in France Intercommunalities of Morbihan {{Morbihan-geo-stub