Lanmeur

Lanmeur
Lanneur

Notre-Dame de Kernitron in Lanmeur

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Lanmeur

Coordinates: 48°38′53″N 3°42′51″W / 48.6481°N 3.7142°W / 48.6481; -3.7142Coordinates: 48°38′53″N 3°42′51″W / 48.6481°N 3.7142°W / 48.6481; -3.7142
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Morlaix
Canton Lanmeur
Intercommunality Morlaix
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jean-Luc Fichet
Area1 26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,166
  Density 82/km2 (210/sq mi)
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.

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

Lanmeur (Breton: Lanneur) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

A hamlet in the commune called Kerouac (Breton: Kervoach) has been established as the source of the name of the American writer Jack Kerouac.[1] A street in Lanmeur has been named rue Jack Kerouac,[2] and in March 2010 a first Jack Kerouac Festival took place in the commune.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Lanmeur are called in French Lanmeuriens.

Breton language

In 2008, 15.26% of primar-school children attended bilingual schools.[4]

See also

References

  1. Patricia Dagier, Jack Kerouac, Breton d'Amérique (Editions Le Télégramme, 2009)
  2. Commemorative Plaques Kirouac at genealogie.org
  3. Lanmeur. Un premier festival consacré à Jack Kerouac at nordbretagne.fr (page in French)
  4. (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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