Locmiquélic

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Locmiquélic
Lokmikaelig
Locmiquélic coat of arms
Locmiquélic (France)
Locmiquélic
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Hennebont
Community association Lorient agglomeration
Coordinates 47 ° 44 ′  N , 3 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 44 ′  N , 3 ° 20 ′  W
height 0-24 m
surface 3.58 km 2
Residents 4,046 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 1,130 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56570
INSEE code
Website http://www.ville-locmiquelic.fr/

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Locmiquélic ( Breton .: Lokmikaelig ) is a French municipality with 4046 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . Locmiquelic belongs to the Arrondissement of Lorient and the Canton of Port-Louis . The inhabitants are called Locmiquélicain (e) s .

geography

View of Locmiquelic

Locmiquélic lies at the mouth of the Blavet (the so-called roadstead of Lorient) to the Atlantic . Locmiquélic is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lanester in the north on the opposite side of the Blavet, Kervignac in the northeast, Merlevenez in the east, Riantec in the east and south, Port-Louis in the southwest and Lorient in the northwest on the opposite side of the Blavet estuary.

Two marinas offer anchorage for yachts and sailboats: Sainte-Catherine and Pen Mané.

history

Formerly part of the municipality of Riantec, Locmiquélic has been an independent municipality since 1919.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
4,456 4,542 4,284 4,002 4,094 3,945 4.125 4,186

Attractions

  • Saint-Michel church
  • Old chapel

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 780-781.

Web links

Commons : Locmiquélic  - collection of images, videos and audio files