Lanester

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Lanester

|native name = Lannarstêr

|commune status = Commune

|image = Panorama cimetière de bateaux de Lanester.jpg

|caption = The ship graveyard on the Blavet river

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Lanester.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|47.7647|-3.3422|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 56098

|postal code = 56600

|arrondissement = Lorient

|canton = Lanester

|mayor = Gilles Carreric{{cite web|url=https://www.morbihan.gouv.fr/content/download/45068/325032/file/Maires%20du%20Morbihan%202020%20-%20250.pdf|title=Maires du Morbihan|date=7 July 2020|publisher=Préfecture du Morbihan}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Lorient Agglomération

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 51

|area km2 = 18.37

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Lanester ({{IPA|fr|lanɛstɛʁ}}; {{langx|br|Lannarstêr}}) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56098-lanester INSEE commune file]

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

Demographics

Inhabitants of Lanester are called Lanestériens.

{{Historical populations

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| percentages = pagr

| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|18589|Lanester}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-56098#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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|1911 |7729

|1921 |8038

|1926 |7790

|1931 |7795

|1936 |8668

|1946 |5750

|1954 |11737

|1962 |16571

|1968 |19245

|1975 |21074

|1982 |21643

|1990 |22102

|1999 |21897

|2007 |22598

|2012 |22142

|2017 |22728

}}

Geography

The mouth of the river Scorff separates the town of Lorient from the town of Lanester. Lanester is on the left bank while Lorient is on the right bank. The mouth of river Blavet forms a natural boundary to the east and to the south.

Map

History

Lanester was created later than Lorient, with the development of shipyards on the left bank of the river Scorff in the middle of the nineteenth century. Lanester was created as a new commune in February 26, 1909. Before that, it came within the administrative area of the village of Caudan.

Breton language

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

In 2008, 5.67% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.{{in lang|fr}} Ofis ar Brezhoneg: [http://www.ofis-bzh.org/fr/services/observatoire/travaux.php?travail_id=83 Enseignement bilingue]

References

External links

[https://www.lanester.bzh/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Search Mérimée|56098}}
[http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] {{in lang|fr}}

Category:Communes of Morbihan