Lanester

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Coordinates: 47°45′51″N 3°20′16″W / 47.76417, -3.33778

Commune of Lanester

Lannarstêr
Location
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Coordinates 47°45′51″N 3°20′16″W / 47.76417, -3.33778
Administration
Country France
Region Bretagne
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Lanester (chief town)
Intercommunality C.A. du Pays de Lorient
Mayor Thérèse Thiery
(2004-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–51 m
Land area¹ 18.37 km²
Population²
(1999)
21,897
 - Density 1,192/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 56098/ 56600
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Lanester (Breton: Lannarstêr) is a commune in the département of Morbihan and the Bretagne region of France. It is located in the metropolitan Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Lorient, and is the largest suburb of the city of Lorient, across the Scorff River to the east.


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[edit] Demographics

Inhabitants of Lanester are called Lanestériens.

In the 1999 census, Lanester had a population of 21,897. The commune has a land area of 18.37 km² (7.093 sq mi).

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[edit] References

Mayors of Morbihan Association (French); INSEE (English); IGN (English)

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