Lannion
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Location within Brittany region
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| Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 3°27′15″W / 48.7333°N 3.4542°WCoordinates: 48°44′00″N 3°27′15″W / 48.7333°N 3.4542°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Lannion |
| Intercommunality | Lannion Trégor Agglomération |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Christian Marquet |
| Area1 | 43.91 km2 (16.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 19,733 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22113 / 22300 |
| Elevation | 0–107 m (0–351 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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Lannion (French: [la.njɔ̃] ; Breton: Lannuon) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of Trégor and the center of an urban area of almost 60,000 inhabitants.
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Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 3,706 | — |
| 1800 | 3,132 | −15.5% |
| 1806 | 3,426 | +9.4% |
| 1821 | 3,597 | +5.0% |
| 1831 | 5,371 | +49.3% |
| 1836 | 5,461 | +1.7% |
| 1841 | 5,650 | +3.5% |
| 1846 | 5,849 | +3.5% |
| 1851 | 6,075 | +3.9% |
| 1856 | 6,642 | +9.3% |
| 1861 | 6,598 | −0.7% |
| 1866 | 6,882 | +4.3% |
| 1872 | 6,223 | −9.6% |
| 1876 | 6,294 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 5,998 | −4.7% |
| 1886 | 6,205 | +3.5% |
| 1891 | 6,002 | −3.3% |
| 1896 | 6,126 | +2.1% |
| 1901 | 6,010 | −1.9% |
| 1906 | 5,856 | −2.6% |
| 1911 | 6,174 | +5.4% |
| 1921 | 6,047 | −2.1% |
| 1926 | 6,247 | +3.3% |
| 1931 | 6,430 | +2.9% |
| 1936 | 6,584 | +2.4% |
| 1946 | 7,220 | +9.7% |
| 1954 | 6,734 | −6.7% |
| 1962 | 9,479 | +40.8% |
| 1968 | 12,535 | +32.2% |
| 1975 | 16,867 | +34.6% |
| 1982 | 16,641 | −1.3% |
| 1990 | 16,958 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 18,368 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 19,733 | +7.4% |
Inhabitants of Lannion are called lannionnais in French.
History[edit]
Lannion takes its name from "Lann Huon" in Breton or "Land of Huon" in English. Most of the area indeed used to belong to Lord Huon.[citation needed]
The old quarter of Lannion attracts many tourists to the city. The old quarter contains old squares, a church called Brélévenez, half-timbered houses, chapels and frescoes.
Breton language[edit]
On 23 October 2006, the municipality launched a plan to promote the Breton language through the Ya d'ar brezhoneg ("Yes to Breton") charter.
In 2008, 11.96% of the children attended bilingual schools in primary education.[1]
Economy[edit]
Lannion is a large telecommunications research center in France with several firms such as Alcatel-Lucent, Orange and SAGEMCOM operating there. The presence of a large telecommunications industry in the area has led to two institutes of technology in the area, IUT Lannion and a college of engineering, ENSSAT.
Culture[edit]
Regular concerts are held in the town square during the summer months known as 'Les Tardives'. Lannion is also home to the "Carré Magique", a well known theatre company in the area.
Transport[edit]
Lannion is served by extensive transport links. The nearby Lannion – Côte de Granit Airport was recently expanded to accommodate larger flights arriving from Paris and other French destinations. It is a one-hour flight from Lannion to Paris. The station provides TGV services to Brest, St. Brieuc, Rennes and Paris as well as TER links to local stations.
There is a bus service connecting the town centre to surrounding areas, TILT (Transports Intercommunaux de Lannion-Trégor), with six lines.
- Line A
- Hospital/Airport via Quai d'Aiguillon (in the centre of the town)
- Line B
- Kerbabu/Coppens via Quai d'Aiguillon
- Line C
- Alcatel/Kérilis
- Line Navéo
- small bus around the centre of the town
- Line F
- market day line (Thursday morning).
International relations[edit]
Lannion is twinned with:
Born[edit]
- Charles Le Goffic (1863), novelist and historian
- Pierre Sabbagh (1918), television personality
- Pierre-Yves André (1974), footballer
- Christophe Le Mével (1980), cyclist
- Johan Le Bon (1990), cyclist
- Denis-Will Poha (1997), footballer
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Enseignement bilingue" (in French). Ofis ar Brezhoneg.
External links[edit]
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- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Lannion (French)
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