Languidic (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ɡidik]; Breton: Langedig) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Languidic
Langedig | |
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Commune | |
Top to bottom; left to right : Our Lady of the Flowers chapel, Kersolan alignments, lockmaster's house of Minazen by th Blavet, Baud station, Pont-Screign wood, and the chapel of Kernec. | |
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Motto(s): To flower and to be fruitful (Breton: "Bleuein ha frehein", French: "Fleurir et fructifier") | |
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Coordinates: 47°50′03″N 3°09′24″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Hennebont |
Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Duval[1] |
Area 1 | 109.08 km2 (42.12 sq mi) |
Population | 8,064 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56101 /56440 |
Elevation | 7–126 m (23–413 ft) |
Website | www.languidic.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The local church was previously associated with the cult of the Welsh saint Cenydd (Kenneth).
Languidic, encompassing 10,908 hectares, is the most spread-out city in Morbihan and the third in Brittany. The river Ével forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Blavet, which forms its northern and north-western borders.
Inhabitants of Languidic are called in French Languidiciens.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 5,326 | — |
1975 | 5,223 | −0.28% |
1982 | 5,847 | +1.63% |
1990 | 6,350 | +1.04% |
1999 | 6,489 | +0.24% |
2007 | 7,175 | +1.26% |
2012 | 7,409 | +0.64% |
2017 | 7,971 | +1.47% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
In 2008, there was 18,1% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[5] In 2013, there was 200 children in bilingual schools (primary education).
Languidic is twinned with :
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