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
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [http://www.larmor-plage.com Official site] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{Search Mérimée|56107}}
- [http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Morbihan communes}}
{{Authority control}}
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