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Loc-Envel (; br, Lokenvel) is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Côtes-d'Armor The Côtes-d'Armor (, ; ; br, Aodoù-an-Arvor, ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord ( br, Aodoù-an-Hanternoz, link=no, ), are a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.
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Toponymy

From the Breton ''lok'' which means
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(cf.:
Locminé Locminé (; br, Logunec'h) is a commune in the Morbihan department and Brittany region of north-western France. Toponymy The name Locminé comes from the Breton ''Loc'h menec'h'', itself from the Latin ''Locus monachorum'' – (sacred) place ...
), and '' Envel'' a Breton saint.


Population

Inhabitants of Loc-Envel are called ''locquenvellois'' or ''loc-envelistes'' in French.


See also

*
Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Église Saint-Envel de Loc-Envel


References


External links

* Communes of Côtes-d'Armor {{CôtesArmor-geo-stub