La Trinité-sur-Mer

La Trinité-sur-Mer
An Drinded-Karnag

La Trinité-sur-Mer

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La Trinité-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 47°35′10″N 3°01′42″W / 47.5861°N 3.0283°W / 47.5861; -3.0283Coordinates: 47°35′10″N 3°01′42″W / 47.5861°N 3.0283°W / 47.5861; -3.0283
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Quiberon
Intercommunality Côte des Mégalithes
Government
  Mayor (2008—2014) Yves Normand
Area1 6.20 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,530
  Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 56258 / 56470
Elevation 0–31 m (0–102 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Trinité-sur-Mer (An Drinded-Karnag in Breton), is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.

It is located east of Carnac. The town is primarily a port, with a seaside quay dotted by numerous seafood restaurants. The town is also known for its watersport competitions.

Separated from the well known commune of Carnac in 1864, several of the famous neolithic standing stones in the Carnac stones fall within its boundaries, including the dolmens of Kerdeneven and Kermarquer, and the Petit-Ménec Alignments.

Landmarks

'Pont de Kerisper' (Kerisper bridge)

The Pont de Kerisper connects the commune to the neighbouring Saint-Philibert. The current bridge is a replacement, built in 1956, of the previous bridge which was destroyed by German bombing.[1]

Demographics

Inhabitants of La Trinité-sur-Mer are called Trinitains.

People

Events

Sea front as seen from the marina

See also

References

External links

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The yachting harbour
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