Lanmeur
Lanmeur (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃mœʁ]; Breton: Lanneur) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.[2]
Lanmeur
Lanneur | |
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_ND_de_Kernitron_02.jpg.webp) Notre-Dame de Kernitron in Lanmeur | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lanmeur  | |
  Lanmeur  Lanmeur | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′53″N 3°42′51″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Plouigneau |
| Intercommunality | Morlaix Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Catherine Lucas |
| Area 1 | 26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,362 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29113 /29620 |
| Elevation | 20–128 m (66–420 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
A hamlet in the commune called Kerouac (Breton: Kervoach) has been established as the source of the name of the American writer Jack Kerouac.[3] A street in Lanmeur has been named rue Jack Kerouac,[4] and in March 2010 a first Jack Kerouac Festival took place in the commune.[5]
Population
Inhabitants of Lanmeur are called in French Lanmeuriens.
Breton language
In 2008, 15.26% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[6]
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Commune de Lanmeur (29113), INSEE
- Patricia Dagier, Jack Kerouac, Breton d'Amérique (Editions Le Télégramme, 2009)
- Commemorative Plaques Kirouac Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine at genealogie.org
- Lanmeur. Un premier festival consacré à Jack Kerouac at nordbretagne.fr (page in French)
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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