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
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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External links
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- [http://www.locmaria-belle-ile.fr/ Official site] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{Search Mérimée|56114}}
- [http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Morbihan communes}}
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Category:Populated coastal places in Brittany
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