Lamballe

Lamballe
Lambal
Coat of arms of Lamballe
Location of Lamballe
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Lamballe is located in France
Lamballe
Lamballe
Lamballe is located in Brittany
Lamballe
Lamballe
Coordinates: 48°28′10″N 2°31′00″W / 48.4694°N 2.5167°W / 48.4694; -2.5167
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonLamballe-Armor
CommuneLamballe-Armor
Area
1
90.21 km2 (34.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
12,498
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
22400
Elevation37–131 m (121–430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lamballe (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃bal]; Breton: Lambal; Gallo: Lanball) is a town and a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Lamballe-Armor.[2]

It lies on the river Gouessant 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of Saint-Brieuc by rail. Lamballe station is served by high speed trains to Brest, Rennes and Paris, and regional trains to Brest, Saint-Brieuc, Dol-de-Bretagne and Rennes.