Locminé
| Locminé Logunec'h | ||
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The Place de la République, in Locminé | ||
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  Locminé | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Locminé | ||
| Coordinates: 47°53′15″N 2°50′04″W / 47.8875°N 2.8344°WCoordinates: 47°53′15″N 2°50′04″W / 47.8875°N 2.8344°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Locminé | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Locminé | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008—2014) | Grégoire Super | |
| Area1 | 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 3,430 | |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56117 / 56500 | |
| Elevation | 69–153 m (226–502 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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Locminé (Breton: Logunec'h) is a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France.
Toponymy
The name Locminé comes from the Latin locus monachrum, "the sanctuary of the monks." After the creation of the monastery of Locminé in 1008, the practice is widespread in Brittany to call loc small monasteries which multiplied between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries. This is the origin of many parishes whose name starts with Loc-.
Breton language
In 2008, 14.39% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[1]
Twin towns
Locminé is twinned with:
See also
References
- ↑ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Locminé. |
- French Ministry of Culture list for Locminé (French)
- Map of Locminé on Michelin (English)
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