Locmiquélic

Locmiquélic Lokmikaelig
Commune
The port of Pen Mané, in Locmiquélic
Coat of arms
Location of Locmiquélic
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Coordinates: 47°43′34″N 3°20′22″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Hennebont
Intercommunality	Lorient Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Eric Paturel[1]
Area ^1	3.58 km^2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,094
• Density	1,100/km^2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56118 /56570
Elevation	0–24 m (0–79 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Locmiquélic (French pronunciation: [lɔkmikelik]; Breton: Lokmikaelig) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Toponymy

From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and miquélic which means Little Michael.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,542	—
1975	4,284	−0.83%
1982	4,002	−0.97%
1990	4,094	+0.28%
1999	3,945	−0.41%
2007	4,151	+0.64%
2012	4,164	+0.06%
2017	4,046	−0.57%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Locmiquélic are called in French Locmiquélicains or Minahouëts.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)