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Lanester

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Lanester (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.

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Lanester is a small town located in the Morbihan department of Brittany, a region in northwestern France. It matters primarily as a local administrative division and community within the broader French municipal system.

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Place details

Locality
Lanester
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
24,352
Timezone
Europe/Paris

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

31US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.7 µg/m³
PM10
8.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Lanester
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Panorama cimetière de bateaux de Lanester.jpg
French commune.caption
The ship graveyard on the Blavet river
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Lanester.svg
French commune.INSEE
56098
French commune.postal code
56600
French commune.arrondissement
Lorient
French commune.canton
Lanester
French commune.mayor
Gilles Carreric
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Lorient Agglomération
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
51
French commune.area km2
18.37

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Official website

Lanester

Site officiel de la ville de Lanester. Pour découvrir la commune et ses évènements, ses infos pratiques et toute l'actualité, mais aussi pour effectuer vos démarches en ligne

lanester.bzh

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Demographics
  • Geography
  • Map
  • History
  • Breton language
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Lanester (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Lorient, across the river Scorff to the east.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lanester” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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