Locminé

Locminé
Logunec'h

The Place de la République, in Locminé

Coat of arms
Locminé

Coordinates: 47°53′15″N 2°50′04″W / 47.8875°N 2.8344°W / 47.8875; -2.8344Coordinates: 47°53′15″N 2°50′04″W / 47.8875°N 2.8344°W / 47.8875; -2.8344
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)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 56117 / 56500
Elevation 69–153 m (226–502 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.

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

  1. ↑ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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