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Locmaria

Summary

Locmaria (French pronunciation: [lɔkmaʁja]; Breton: Lokmaria-ar-Gerveur) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[3] Locmaria is one of the four communes of Belle Île.

Locmaria
Lokmaria-ar-Gerveur
Commune
The church in Locmaria
The church in Locmaria
Location of Locmaria
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Locmaria
Locmaria
Locmaria is located in Brittany
Locmaria
Locmaria
Coordinates: 47°17′42″N 3°04′57″W / 47.295°N 3.0825°W / 47.295; -3.0825
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonQuiberon
IntercommunalityBelle-Île-en-Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Rousselot[1]
Area
1
20.55 km2 (7.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
964
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56114 /56360
Elevation0–73 m (0–240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toponymy edit

From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and 'maria' which derive from Mary.

Demographics edit

Inhabitants of Locmaria are called in French Locmariaïstes.

Geography edit

The village occupies the eastern part of the island Belle-Île-en-Mer. Rocky cliffs, sometimes 50 meters high, surround the territory. On the north coast, stretches the beach Les Grands Sables.

Map edit

 
Topographic map

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Locmaria.
  • Official site (in French)
  • Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  • Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)