Larmor-Plage

Larmor-Plage (French pronunciation: [laʁmɔʁ plaʒ]; Breton: An Arvor) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Larmor-Plage An Arvor
Commune
Larmor-Plage and the Blavet river
Coat of arms
Location of Larmor-Plage
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Coordinates: 47°42′26″N 3°22′59″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Ploemeur
Intercommunality	Lorient Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrice Valton[1]
Area 1	7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,368
• Density	1,150/km2 (2,980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,877	—
1975	5,389	−1.23%
1982	6,373	+2.42%
1990	8,078	+3.01%
1999	8,470	+0.53%
2007	8,415	−0.08%
2012	8,219	−0.47%
2017	8,299	+0.19%
Source: INSEE[4]

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