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Larmor-Plage (; br, An Arvor) is a
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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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History

Larmor-Plage was created as a new commune in 1925. Before that, it came within the administrative area of the town 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 ''Ploemeur ...
. It was almost completely destroyed in
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. Larmor-Plage is twinned with the town of
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in
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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

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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):Official site
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Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan Seaside resorts in France {{Morbihan-geo-stub