Bangor, Morbihan
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- This article is about the Bangor in France. For other places named Bangor, see Bangor.
Commune of Bangor Le Grand Phare in Bangor |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 03° 11' 14" W |
| Latitude | 47° 18' 57" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Bretagne |
| Département | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Belle-Île |
| Mayor | Pierre-Yves Desard (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–58 m (avg. 44 m) |
| Land area¹ | 25.54 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
738 |
| - Density (1999) | 28/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56009/ 56360 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Bangor is a commune in the département of Morbihan in Brittany. It is one of the four communes on the island Belle-Île-en-Mer.
Situated in Bangor, the Le Grand Phare is one of the finest lighthouses on the coast of France. It was built in 1935. Its granite base rises to 47 m and the total height is some 84 m above the sea. The light is emitted every 3 seconds and every 7 seconds and can be seen up to 28 miles out to sea.
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