Lanmeur
| Lanmeur Lanneur | ||
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Notre-Dame de Kernitron in Lanmeur | ||
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  Lanmeur | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Lanmeur | ||
| Coordinates: 48°38′53″N 3°42′51″W / 48.6481°N 3.7142°WCoordinates: 48°38′53″N 3°42′51″W / 48.6481°N 3.7142°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix | |
| Canton | Lanmeur | |
| Intercommunality | Morlaix | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Luc Fichet | |
| Area1 | 26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,166 | |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29113 / 29620 | |
| Elevation | 20–128 m (66–420 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Lanmeur (Breton: Lanneur) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
A hamlet in the commune called Kerouac (Breton: Kervoach) has been established as the source of the name of the American writer Jack Kerouac.[1] A street in Lanmeur has been named rue Jack Kerouac,[2] and in March 2010 a first Jack Kerouac Festival took place in the commune.[3]
Population
Inhabitants of Lanmeur are called in French Lanmeuriens.
Breton language
In 2008, 15.26% of primar-school children attended bilingual schools.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Patricia Dagier, Jack Kerouac, Breton d'Amérique (Editions Le Télégramme, 2009)
- ↑ Commemorative Plaques Kirouac at genealogie.org
- ↑ Lanmeur. Un premier festival consacré à Jack Kerouac at nordbretagne.fr (page in French)
- ↑ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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