Larmor-Plage

Larmor-Plage An Arvor
Larmor-Plage and the Blavet river
Coat of arms
Larmor-Plage
Location within Brittany region Larmor-Plage
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Ploemeur
Intercommunality	Pays de Lorient
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Victor Tonnerre
Area1	7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	8,470
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	56107 / 56260
Elevation	0–39 m (0–128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Larmor-Plage (Breton: An Arvor) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

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.

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

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

• Mayors of Morbihan Association (French)
• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official site (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Larmor-Plage (French)
• Map of Larmor-Plage on Michelin (English)

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