Locmiquélic

Locmiquélic
Lokmikaelig

The port of Pen Mané, in Locmiquélic

Coat of arms
Locmiquélic

Coordinates: 47°43′34″N 3°20′22″W / 47.7261°N 3.3394°W / 47.7261; -3.3394Coordinates: 47°43′34″N 3°20′22″W / 47.7261°N 3.3394°W / 47.7261; -3.3394
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Port-Louis
Intercommunality Pays de Lorient
Government
  Mayor (2008—2014) André Le Roux
Area1 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 3,945
  Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 56118 / 56570
Elevation 0–24 m (0–79 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Locmiquélic (Breton: Lokmikaelig) 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 Locmiquélic are called in French Locmiquélicains or Minahouëts.

See also

References

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