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Lanester Lannarstêr
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Coordinates: 47°45′53″N 3°20′32″W / 47.7647°N 3.3422°W / 47.7647; -3.3422
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Lanester
Intercommunality	Lorient Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilles Carreric
Area	18.37 km (7.09 sq mi)
Population	23,188
• Density	1,300/km (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56098 /56600
Elevation	0–51 m (0–167 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lanester (French pronunciation: [lanɛstɛʁ]; Breton: Lannarstêr) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Lorient, across the river Scorff to the east.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Lanester are called Lanestériens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1911 7,729 —     1921 8,038 +0.39% 1926 7,790 −0.62% 1931 7,795 +0.01% 1936 8,668 +2.15% 1946 5,750 −4.02% 1954 11,737 +9.33% 1962 16,571 +4.41%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 19,245 +2.52% 1975 21,074 +1.31% 1982 21,643 +0.38% 1990 22,102 +0.26% 1999 21,897 −0.10% 2007 22,598 +0.39% 2012 22,142 −0.41% 2017 22,728 +0.52%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Geography

The mouth of the river Scorff separates the town of Lorient from the town of Lanester. Lanester is on the left bank while Lorient is on the right bank. The mouth of river Blavet forms a natural boundary to the east and to the south.

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History

Lanester was created later than Lorient, with the development of shipyards on the left bank of the river Scorff in the middle of the nineteenth century. Lanester was created as a new commune in February 26, 1909. Before that, it came within the administrative area of the village of Caudan.

Breton language

The municipality created a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 13 July 2006.

In 2008, 5.67% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department
• Pont du Bonhomme

References

1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lanester, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
6. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)

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