Larmor plague
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Larmor plague on Arvor |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Lorient | |
| Canton | Ploemeur | |
| Community association | Lorient agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 42 ′ N , 3 ° 23 ′ W | |
| height | 0-39 m | |
| surface | 7.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,299 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,142 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56260 | |
| INSEE code | 56107 | |
| Website | http://www.larmor-plage.com/ | |
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Larmor-Plage (on Breton At Avor is) a French municipality with 8299 inhabitants (1 January 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lorient , the canton of Ploemeur and is a member of the Lorient Agglomération municipal association . The inhabitants of the community are called Larmorien (ne) .
geography
Larmor-Plage lies at the opening of the Blavet to the Atlantic Ocean . The Lorient roadstead is partly located here. Larmor-Plage is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ploemeur in the west and northwest, Lorient in the north and on the opposite - eastern - side of the Strait of Port-Louis and Gâvres . In the south lies the Île de Groix in the Atlantic Ocean .
Population development
| year | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,670 | 1,729 | 1,872 | 2,074 | 3,760 | 5,077 | 5,877 | 5,389 | 6,373 | 8,078 | 8,470 | 8,428 | 8,277 |
history
Larmor-Plage was formed in 1924 from the locality of Larmor and marked with the suffix Plage to differentiate it from the municipality of Larmor-Baden , which was also formed in 1924. The municipality used to belong to Ploemeur.
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 15th century with additions from the 16th and 17th centuries, monument historique since 1990, with chapel
- Notre-Dame fountain, monument historique since 1933/1971
- Monumental cross from the 16th century (1558), Monument historique since 1928
- Fort du Kernevel, naval base
- Kernevel villas from the 19th century (Villa Kerozen, Villa Kerlilon, Villa Ker Margaret) built directly on the beach
Community partnerships
Community partnerships exist:
- with the Irish parish of Youghal , County Cork, since 1986
- with the Spanish municipality of Calafell , Catalonia, since 2005
Personalities
- Adolphe Beaufrère (1876–1960), painter and engraver
- Robert Hennequin (1920–2002), football player and coach
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 639-645.
