La Trinité-sur-Mer

La Trinité-sur-Mer
An Drinded-Karnag
Commune
La Trinité-sur-Mer

Coat of arms
La Trinité-sur-Mer
Location within Brittany region
La Trinité-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 47°35′10″N 3°01′42″W / 47.5861°N 3.0283°W / 47.5861; -3.0283Coordinates: 47°35′10″N 3°01′42″W / 47.5861°N 3.0283°W / 47.5861; -3.0283
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Quiberon
Intercommunality Côte des Mégalithes
Government
 • Mayor (2008—2014) Yves Normand
Area1 6.20 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,530
 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 56258 /56470
Elevation 0–31 m (0–102 ft)

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.

La Trinité-sur-Mer (An Drinded-Karnag in Breton), is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.

It is located east of Carnac. The town is primarily a port, with a seaside quay dotted by numerous seafood restaurants. The town is also known for its watersport competitions.

Separated from the well known commune of Carnac in 1864, several of the famous neolithic standing stones in the Carnac stones fall within its boundaries, including the dolmens of Kerdeneven and Kermarquer, and the Petit-Ménec Alignments.

Landmarks

'Pont de Kerisper' (Kerisper bridge)

The Pont de Kerisper connects the commune to the neighbouring Saint-Philibert. The current bridge is a replacement, built in 1956, of the previous bridge which was destroyed by German bombing.[1]

Demographics

Inhabitants of La Trinité-sur-Mer are called Trinitains.

Notable residents

  • Jean-Marie Le Pen, far-right politician and perennial presidential candidate, was born in the commune. As of 2016, he owns a house in the town with his daughter, Marine Le Pen, via a family business, Pavillon de L'Ecuyer.[2]
  • Alain Barrière, singer, born in 1935

Events

  • The 2008 Sywoc (Student Yachting World Cup) took place in La Trinité-sur-Mer (25 October - 1 November 2008).
Sea front as seen from the marina
  • The 2010 European Championship Soling took place in La Trinité-sur-Mer from 28- AUG till 3 SEP.

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in French)http://frobar.info/golfe/trinite.php
  2. ↑ "Marine Le Pen, une riche propriétaire (comme son père)". Le Nouvel Observateur. January 27, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
The yachting harbour
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