Lanester

Lanester
Lannarstêr
The ship graveyard on the Blavet river
Coat of arms of Lanester
Location of Lanester
Map
Lanester is located in France
Lanester
Lanester
Lanester is located in Brittany
Lanester
Lanester
Coordinates: 47°45′53″N 3°20′32″W / 47.7647°N 3.3422°W / 47.7647; -3.3422
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonLanester
IntercommunalityLorient Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Carreric[1]
Area
1
18.37 km2 (7.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
23,026
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56098 /56600
Elevation0–51 m (0–167 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lanester (French pronunciation: [lanɛstɛʁ]; Breton: Lannarstêr) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.[3]

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

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