Lanmeur

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

Lanmeur

Lanneur
Commune
Notre-Dame de Kernitron in Lanmeur
Coat of arms
Location of Lanmeur
Lanmeur
Lanmeur
Coordinates: 48°38′53″N 3°42′51″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonPlouigneau
IntercommunalityMorlaix Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Luc Fichet
Area
1
26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,251
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29113 /29620
Elevation20–128 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.

A hamlet in the commune called Kerouac (Breton: Kervoach) has been established as the source of the name of the American writer Jack Kerouac.[2] A street in Lanmeur has been named rue Jack Kerouac,[3] and in March 2010 a first Jack Kerouac Festival took place in the commune.[4]

Population

Inhabitants of Lanmeur are called in French Lanmeuriens.

Breton language

In 2008, 15.26% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Patricia Dagier, Jack Kerouac, Breton d'Amérique (Editions Le Télégramme, 2009)
  3. Commemorative Plaques Kirouac Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine at genealogie.org
  4. Lanmeur. Un premier festival consacré à Jack Kerouac at nordbretagne.fr (page in French)
  5. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue


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