Lanester
Lannarstêr | |
|---|---|
 The ship graveyard on the Blavet river | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lanester  | |
  Lanester  Lanester | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′53″N 3°20′32″W / 47.7647°N 3.3422°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Lanester |
| Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Carreric[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.37 km2 (7.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 23,026 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (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 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.
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file