Lorient

Lorient
	Lorient
Administration
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.

Lorient is a commune and seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany.

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Lorient in the 18th century
L'Enclos at the end of the 18th century
The Harbor at Lorient, 1869 painting by Berthe Morisot.
Le cours de la Bôve, le théâtre et la statue de Victor Macé à Lorient dans le département du Morbihan, France.*1907.
The Hôtel de Ville (city hall)
Map of Lorient, France
Ongoing building of Horizon-class frigate Forbin at DCNS shipyard in 2006
Soy being unloaded at Kergroise port
Seven Seas Voyager leaving port
The port and disused submarine base

Administration
Lorient




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.