Lannion

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Commune of Lannion
Location
Longitude -3.47°
Latitude 48.73°
Administration
Country France
Région Bretagne
Département Côtes-d'Armor
(sous-préfecture)
Arrondissement Lannion
Canton Chief town of 3 cantons
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération de Lannion Trégor
Mayor Alain Gouriou
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude 0 m–107 m
(avg. 6 m)
Land area¹ 43.91 km²
Population²
(1999)
18,368
 - Density (1999) 418/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 22113/ 22300
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).
France

Lannion (Breton: Lannuon) is a commune of the Côtes-d'Armor département, in Brittany, France.

Lannion is a sous-préfecture of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of Trégor and the center of an agglomeration of almost 60,000 inhabitants. With the last census (1999), the municipal population of Lannion rises with 18,368 inhabitants (9007 men and 9361 women), the total population is of 19,351 inhabitants.

Lannion is one of the most famous cities in Brittany because of its place and history.

[edit] Economy

Lannion is a great telecommunications research center in France with several firms such as Alcatel, France Telecom, Siemens AG and SAGEM operating there.

[edit] Nightlife

There are several good places to pass the night in Lannion. With a choice of 6/7 good bars and a host of restaurants with local and international cuisine, a cinema, a bowling alley, there is always something to do. Regular concerts are held in the town square during the summer months known as 'Les Tardives'.

[edit] Twin towns