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Locqueltas (French pronunciation: ​[lɔkɛltas]; Breton: Lokeltaz) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

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Commune
The church in Locqueltas
Coat of arms
Location of Locqueltas
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Coordinates: 47°45′28″N 2°45′54″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Grand-Champ
Intercommunality	Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Guerneve[1]
Area 1	19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,885
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56120 /56390
Elevation	53–144 m (174–472 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toponymy

From the Breton lok which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé), and Gweltaz which is the Breton name for Gildas.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Locqueltas.

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)

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