Languidic

Languidic
Languidic ; Langedig
	Commune
	Top to bottom; left to right : Our Lady of the Flowers chapel, Kersolan alignments, ; lockmaster's house of Minazen by th Blavet, Baud station, Pont-Screign wood, ; and the chapel of Kernec.
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): To flower and to be fruitful (Breton: "Bleuein ha frehein", French: "Fleurir et fructifier")
	Location of Languidic
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	Coordinates: 47°50′03″N 3°09′24″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Hennebont
Intercommunality	Lorient Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Duval[1]
Area 1	109.08 km2 (42.12 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[2]	7,971
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56101 /56440
Elevation	7–126 m (23–413 ft)
Website	www.languidic.fr
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Languidic (Breton: Langedig) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

History

The local church was previously associated with the cult of the Welsh saint Cenydd (Kenneth).

Geography

Languidic, encompassing 10,908 hectares, is the most spread-out city in Morbihan and the third in Brittany. The River Ével forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Blavet, which forms its northern and north-western borders.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Languidic are called in French Languidiciens.

Breton language

In 2008, there was 18,1% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[3] In 2013, there was 200 children in bilingual schools (primary education).

Twinning

Languidic is twinned with :

Great Cornard, England since 21 October 1989.
Rimpar, Germany since July 1997.

References

INSEE commune file

"Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
(in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

Official site (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)

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[1] "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.

[2] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[3] (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue