Languidic

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Languidic
Langedig
Extérieur Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs2.JPG
Alignement de Kersolan.jpg
Minazen.JPG
Gare-Baud-voyageur-2-2009.jpg
Bois du Pont-Screign.JPG
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Becquerel de Kernec.JPG
Top to bottom; left to right : Our Lady of the Flowers chapel, Kersolan alignments,
lockmaster's house of Minazen by th Blavet, Baud station, Pont-Screign wood,
and the chapel of Kernec.
Coat of arms of Languidic
Motto(s): 
To flower and to be fruitful (Breton: "Bleuein ha frehein", French: "Fleurir et fructifier")
Location of Languidic
Languidic is located in France
Languidic
Languidic
Coordinates: 47°50′03″N 3°09′24″W / 47.8342°N 3.1567°W / 47.8342; -3.1567Coordinates: 47°50′03″N 3°09′24″W / 47.8342°N 3.1567°W / 47.8342; -3.1567
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonHennebont
IntercommunalityLorient Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Duval[1]
Area
1
109.08 km2 (42.12 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
8,010
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56101 /56440
Elevation7–126 m (23–413 ft)
Websitewww.languidic.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Languidic (Breton: Langedig) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

History[]

The local church was previously associated with the cult of the Welsh saint Cenydd (Kenneth).

Geography[]

Languidic, encompassing 10,908 hectares, is the most spread-out city in Morbihan and the third in Brittany. The River Ével forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Blavet, which forms its northern and north-western borders.

Demographics[]

Inhabitants of Languidic are called in French Languidiciens.

Breton language[]

In 2008, there was 18,1% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[3] In 2013, there was 200 children in bilingual schools (primary education).

Twinning[]

Languidic is twinned with :

  • Great Cornard, England since 21 October 1989.
  • Rimpar, Germany since July 1997.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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