Lanester

Lanester (French pronunciation: [lanɛstɛʁ]; Breton: Lannarstêr) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.^[3]

Lanester Lannarstêr
Commune
The ship graveyard on the Blavet river
Coat of arms
Location of Lanester
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Coordinates: 47°45′53″N 3°20′32″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Lanester
Intercommunality	Lorient Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilles Carreric[1]
Area 1	18.37 km2 (7.09 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	23,188
• Density	1,300/km2 (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)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

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.

Map

Topographic map

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.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department
• Pont du Bonhomme