Lorient
Lorient is a commune and seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany.
Lorient | |
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Location of Lorient  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°27′N 3°13′W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Area 1 | 17.48 km2 (6.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 57,706 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56121 /56100 |
| Elevation | 0–46 m (0–151 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sister cities
Lorient is twinned with:
Galway City, Ireland, since 1978
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Wirral, United Kingdom
Ventspils, Latvia
Ludwigshafen, Germany
České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Denizli, Turkey
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