Locminé

Locminé Logunec'h
The Place de la République, in Locminé
Coat of arms
Locminé
Location within Brittany region Locminé
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Locminé
Intercommunality	Pays de Locminé
Government
• Mayor (2008—2014)	Grégoire Super
Area1	4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	3,430
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	56117 / 56500
Elevation	69–153 m (226–502 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.

Locminé (Breton: Logunec'h) is a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France.

Toponymy

The name Locminé comes from the Latin locus monachrum, "the sanctuary of the monks." After the creation of the monastery of Locminé in 1008, the practice is widespread in Brittany to call loc small monasteries which multiplied between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries. This is the origin of many parishes whose name starts with Loc-.

Breton language

In 2008, 14.39% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.

Twin towns

Locminé is twinned with:

• Pontardawe (Wales)
• Medebach (Hochsauerlandkreis)

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

• Mayors of Morbihan Association (French)
• INSEE commune file

External links

• French Ministry of Culture list for Locminé (French)
• Map of Locminé on Michelin (English)