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Coordinates: 47°42′26″N 3°22′59″W{{#coordinates:47.7072|-3.3831|type:city(8470)_region:FR|||||| |primary |name= }}</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Country</th><td> France</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Region</th><td> Brittany</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Department</th><td> Morbihan</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Arrondissement</th><td> Lorient</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Canton</th><td> Ploemeur</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Intercommunality</th><td> Pays de Lorient</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align:left">Government</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"> • Mayor (2008–2014) </th><td> Victor Tonnerre</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Area¹</th><td> 7.27 km² (2.81 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Population (1999)²</th><td> 8,470</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"> • Density</th><td> 1,200/km² (3,000/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">INSEE/Postal code</th><td class="adr"> 56107 / 56260</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Elevation</th><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align:left; font-size:smaller"> 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.</td></tr></table>

Larmor-Plage (Breton: An Arvor) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

History

Larmor-Plage was created as a new commune in 1925. Before that, it came within the administrative area of the town of Ploemeur. It was almost completely destroyed in World War II.

Larmor Plage is twinned with the town of Youghal in County Cork, Ireland.

Sights

The church Notre-Dame-de-Larmor is located in the centre of the town. It was built in the fifteenth century.

Environment

Kerguelen is a natural park.

Sports

Windsurfing is an important activity. The nautical centre of Kerguelen is the first school of sailing in France.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

• Mayors of Morbihan Association
• INSEE commune file

External links

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• Official site
• French Ministry of Culture list for Larmor-Plage
• Map of Larmor-Plage on Michelin

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