Locmiquélic

Locmiquélic
Lokmikaelig
The port of Pen Mané, in Locmiquélic
Location of Locmiquélic
Locmiquélic
Locmiquélic
Coordinates: 47°43′34″N 3°20′22″W / 47.7261°N 3.3394°W / 47.7261; -3.3394
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonHennebont
IntercommunalityLorient Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Eric Paturel[1]
Area
1
3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,094
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56118 /56570
Elevation0–24 m (0–79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Locmiquélic (French pronunciation: [lɔkmikelik]; Breton: Lokmikaelig) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Toponymy

From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and miquélic which means Little Michael.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,542—    
1975 4,284−0.83%
1982 4,002−0.97%
1990 4,094+0.28%
1999 3,945−0.41%
2007 4,151+0.64%
2012 4,164+0.06%
2017 4,046−0.57%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Locmiquélic are called in French Locmiquélicains or Minahouëts.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE