Locoal-Mendon

Locoal-Mendon Lokoal-Mendon
Commune
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Coordinates: 47°42′45″N 3°06′14″W / 47.7125°N 3.1039°W / 47.7125; -3.1039Coordinates: 47°42′45″N 3°06′14″W / 47.7125°N 3.1039°W / 47.7125; -3.1039
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Quiberon
Intercommunality	Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Karine Bellec[1]
Area 1	37.50 km2 (14.48 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	3,437
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56119 /56550
Elevation	0–42 m (0–138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Locoal-Mendon (Breton: Lokoal-Mendon) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Toponymy[]

Known as Locus Sancti Guitali in 1037 and Sanctus Gudualus in 1387. From the Breton lok which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé), and Goal which is a name for the Breton saint Gudwal, Gurval or Gutual, eponym also of Gulval. Mendon is derives probably from the Breton men which means rock and don which means deep.

Breton language[]

In 2008, there was 17,81% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.^[3]

See also[]

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Locoal-Mendon.

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

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