Lannion

Lannion has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Lannion is {{cvt|11.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|945.0|mm}} with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|17.1|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|6.7|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Lannion was {{cvt|40.0|C}} on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-7.1|C}} on 28 February 2018.

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|location = Lannion (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1993–present)

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|Jan record high C = 17.1

|Feb record high C = 22.4

|Mar record high C = 24.1

|Apr record high C = 27.6

|May record high C = 29.3

|Jun record high C = 32.8

|Jul record high C = 40.0

|Aug record high C = 35.3

|Sep record high C = 31.5

|Oct record high C = 29.9

|Nov record high C = 21.0

|Dec record high C = 17.9

|year record high C = 40.0

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|Jan high C = 9.3

|Feb high C = 9.9

|Mar high C = 11.6

|Apr high C = 13.2

|May high C = 16.1

|Jun high C = 18.8

|Jul high C = 20.5

|Aug high C = 20.9

|Sep high C = 19.2

|Oct high C = 16.2

|Nov high C = 12.2

|Dec high C = 9.6

|year high C = 14.8

|Jan mean C = 6.7

|Feb mean C = 7.1

|Mar mean C = 8.3

|Apr mean C = 9.6

|May mean C = 12.5

|Jun mean C = 15.0

|Jul mean C = 16.8

|Aug mean C = 17.1

|Sep mean C = 15.4

|Oct mean C = 12.9

|Nov mean C = 9.4

|Dec mean C = 7.0

|year mean C = 11.5

|Jan low C = 4.2

|Feb low C = 4.3

|Mar low C = 5.0

|Apr low C = 5.9

|May low C = 8.8

|Jun low C = 11.3

|Jul low C = 13.1

|Aug low C = 13.4

|Sep low C = 11.5

|Oct low C = 9.7

|Nov low C = 6.6

|Dec low C = 4.5

|year low C = 8.2

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|Jan record low C = -6.3

|Feb record low C = -7.1

|Mar record low C = -4.0

|Apr record low C = -2.2

|May record low C = -0.6

|Jun record low C = 3.9

|Jul record low C = 6.0

|Aug record low C = 5.8

|Sep record low C = 3.3

|Oct record low C = -3.1

|Nov record low C = -4.8

|Dec record low C = -4.5

|year record low C = -7.1

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|Jan precipitation mm = 94.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 90.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 68.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 78.2

|May precipitation mm = 70.6

|Jun precipitation mm = 51.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 62.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 52.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 53.0

|Oct precipitation mm = 98.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 106.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 118.9

|year precipitation mm = 945.0

|unit precipitation days = 1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 15.4

|Feb precipitation days = 14.0

|Mar precipitation days = 12.2

|Apr precipitation days = 12.4

|May precipitation days = 11.5

|Jun precipitation days = 7.9

|Jul precipitation days = 10.3

|Aug precipitation days = 9.2

|Sep precipitation days = 9.1

|Oct precipitation days = 14.0

|Nov precipitation days = 16.1

|Dec precipitation days = 16.8

|year precipitation days = 148.8

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|source 1 = Meteociel {{cite web|url=http://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=22113006|title=Normales et records pour Lannion_aero (22)|publisher=Meteociel|access-date=14 September 2020}}

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Inhabitants of Lannion are called lannionnais in French.

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| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|18665|Lannion}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-22113#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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|1793 |3706

|1800 |3132

|1806 |3426

|1821 |3597

|1831 |5371

|1836 |5461

|1841 |5650

|1846 |5849

|1851 |6075

|1856 |6642

|1861 |6598

|1866 |6882

|1872 |6223

|1876 |6294

|1881 |5998

|1886 |6205

|1891 |6002

|1896 |6126

|1901 |6010

|1906 |5856

|1911 |6174

|1921 |6047

|1926 |6274

|1931 |6430

|1936 |6584

|1946 |7220

|1954 |6734

|1962 |9479

|1968 |12535

|1975 |16867

|1982 |16641

|1990 |16958

|1999 |18368

|2007 |19773

|2012 |19380

|2017 |19880

|2020 |20451

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Lannion takes its name from "Lann Huon" in Breton or "Parish of Huon" in English.

The old neighborhood of Lannion attracts many tourists to the city. The old neighborhood contains old squares, a church called Brélévenez, half-timbered houses, chapels and frescoes.

File:Lanniondessus.jpg|View from the church of Brélévénez

File:Church of Lannion Église de la Trinité de Brélévenez.jpg|Church of Lannion Église de la Trinité de Brélévenez

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 2023, 18.7% of the children attended bilingual schools in primary education.{{cite web|language=fr|publisher=Ofis ar Brezhoneg |url=https://www.fr.brezhoneg.bzh/include/viewFile.php?idtf=5396&path=e6%2F5396_942_L-enseignement-bilingue-en-2023.pdf |title=Enseignement bilingue}}

Lannion is a large telecommunications research center in France with several firms such as Nokia, 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.

Regular concerts known as "Les Tardives" are held in the town square during the summer months. Lannion is also home to the "Carré Magique", a well known theatre company in the area.

Lannion is served by extensive transport links. The nearby Lannion – Côte de Granit Airport can accommodate larger flights arriving from Paris and other French destinations. It is a one-hour flight from Lannion to Paris. Lannion 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).

Lannion is twinned with:

• {{Flagicon|Germany}} Günzburg, Germany
• {{Flagicon|Galicia}} Viveiro, Galicia (Spain)
• {{Flagicon|Wales}} Caerphilly, Wales

The following were born in Lannion:

• François-Jean-Marie Laouënan (1868), Archbishop
• Pierre-Yves André (1974), footballer
• Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (1962), pianist
• Charles Le Goffic (1863), novelist and historian
• Johan Le Bon (1990), cyclist
• Christophe Le Mével (1980), cyclist
• Denis-Will Poha (1997), footballer
• Pierre Sabbagh (1918), television personality
• Gabriel Calloet-Kerbrat (born between 1616 and 1620), agriculturist and writer.

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

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{{Commons category|Lannion}}

• [https://www.lannion.bzh/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
• {{Search Mérimée|22113}}

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