Locmaria

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

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

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Locmaria

|native name = Lokmaria-ar-Gerveur

|commune status = Commune

|image = Locmaria eglise.jpg

|caption = The church in Locmaria

|image coat of arms =

|coordinates = {{coord|47.295|-3.0825|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 56114

|postal code = 56360

|arrondissement = Lorient

|canton = Quiberon

|mayor = Dominique Rousselot{{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 = Belle-Île-en-Mer

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 73

|area km2 = 20.55

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

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

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

}}

Locmaria ({{IPA|fr|lɔkmaʁja}}; {{langx|br|Lokmaria-ar-Gerveur}}) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56114-locmaria INSEE commune file] Locmaria is one of the four communes of Belle Île.

Toponymy

From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and 'maria' which derive from Mary.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Locmaria are called in French Locmariaïstes.

Geography

The village occupies the eastern part of the island Belle-Île-en-Mer. Rocky cliffs, sometimes 50 meters high, surround the territory. On the north coast, stretches the beach Les Grands Sables.

Map

{{wide image|Locmaria_opentopomap.png|400px|Topographic map}}

See also

References

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