Lorient
Lorient is a commune and seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany.
Lorient | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 0–46 m (0–151 ft) |
Land area1 | 17.48 km2 (6.75 sq mi) |
Population2 | 57,706 (2012) |
- Density | 3,301/km2 (8,550/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56121/ 56100 |
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. |
Sister cities
Lorient is twinned with:
- Galway City, Ireland, since 1978
- Vigo, Spain
- Wirral, United Kingdom
- Ventspils, Latvia
- Ludwigshafen, Germany
- České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Denizli, Turkey
Lorient Media
The Harbor at Lorient, 1869 painting by Berthe Morisot.
Ongoing building of Horizon-class frigate Forbin at DCNS shipyard in 2006
Seven Seas Voyager leaving port