Locoal-Mendon
Lokoal-Mendon | |
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Coordinates: 47°42′45″N 3°06′14″W / 47.7125°N 3.1039°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Quiberon |
Intercommunality | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Karine Bellec [1] |
Area 1 | 37.50 km2 (14.48 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 3,507 |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
56119 /56550 |
Elevation | 0–42 m (0–138 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Locoal-Mendon (French pronunciation: [lɔkwal mɛ̃dɔ̃]; Breton: Lokoal-Mendon) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. [3]
Known as Locus Sancti Guitali in 1037 and Sanctus Gudualus in 1387. From the Breton lok which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé), and Goal which is a name for the Breton saint Gudwal, Gurval or Gutual, eponym also of Gulval. Mendon is derives probably from the Breton men which means rock and don which means deep.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,750 | — |
1975 | 1,665 | −0.71% |
1982 | 1,881 | +1.76% |
1990 | 2,080 | +1.26% |
1999 | 2,182 | +0.53% |
2007 | 3,033 | +4.20% |
2012 | 3,241 | +1.34% |
2017 | 3,416 | +1.06% |
Source: INSEE [4] |
In 2008, there was 17,81% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education. [5]