Lorient

Lorient is a commune and seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany.

Lorient
Coat of arms
Location of Lorient
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Coordinates: 47°27′N 3°13′W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Area 1	17.48 km2 (6.75 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	57,706
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56121 /56100
Elevation	0–46 m (0–151 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sister cities

Lorient is twinned with:

• Galway City, Ireland, since 1978
• Vigo, Spain
• Wirral, United Kingdom
• Ventspils, Latvia
• Ludwigshafen, Germany
• České Budějovice, Czech Republic
• Denizli, Turkey