Locmiquélic

Locmiquélic
Lokmikaelig
Commune
The port of Pen Mané, in Locmiquélic

Coat of arms
Locmiquélic
Location within Brittany region
Locmiquélic
Coordinates: 47°43′34″N 3°20′22″W / 47.7261°N 3.3394°W / 47.7261; -3.3394Coordinates: 47°43′34″N 3°20′22″W / 47.7261°N 3.3394°W / 47.7261; -3.3394
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Hennebont
Intercommunality Lorient Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (2008—2014) André Le Roux
Area1 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 3,945
  Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 56118 /56570
Elevation 0–24 m (0–79 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.

Locmiquélic (Breton: Lokmikaelig) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Toponymy

From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and miquélic which means Little Michael.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Locmiquélic are called in French Locmiquélicains or Minahouëts.

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