Larmor-Plage

{{short description|Commune in Brittany, France}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Larmor-Plage

|native name = An Arvor

|commune status = Commune

|image = Larmor-Plage et la rade de Lorient..jpg

|caption = Larmor-Plage and the Blavet river

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Larmor-Plage (Morbihan).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|47.7072|-3.3831|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 56107

|postal code = 56260

|arrondissement = Lorient

|canton = Ploemeur

|mayor = Patrice Valton{{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 = 39

|area km2 = 7.27

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

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

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

}}

Larmor-Plage ({{IPA|fr|laʁmɔʁ plaʒ}}; {{langx|br|An Arvor}}) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56107-larmor-plage INSEE commune file]

History

Larmor-Plage was created as a new commune in 1925. Before that, it came within the administrative area of the town of Ploemeur. It was almost completely destroyed in World War II.

Larmor-Plage is twinned with the town of Youghal in County Cork, Ireland.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-56107#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |5877

|1975 |5389

|1982 |6373

|1990 |8078

|1999 |8470

|2007 |8415

|2012 |8219

|2017 |8299

}}

Sights

The church Notre-Dame-de-Larmor is located in the centre of the town. It was built in the fifteenth century.

Environment

Kerguelen is a natural park.

Sports

Windsurfing is an important activity. The nautical centre of Kerguelen is the first school of sailing in France.

See also

References

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