Lanester

Lanester (Breton: Lannarstêr) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.

Lanester Lannarstêr
Commune
The ship graveyard on the Blavet river
Coat of arms
Location of Lanester
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Coordinates: 47°45′53″N 3°20′32″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Lanester
Intercommunality	Lorient Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2008—2014)	Thérèse Thiery
Area ^1	18.37 km^2 (7.09 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	22,728
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56098 /56600
Elevation	0–51 m (0–167 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Lorient, across the river Scorff to the east.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Lanester are called Lanestériens.

Breton language

The municipality created a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on July the 13th of 2006.

In 2008, 5.67% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[2]

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

• Official website (in French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Lanester (in French)