Locquirec (French pronunciation: [lɔkiʁɛk]; Breton: Lokireg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Locquirec
Lokireg | |
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 The beach at Locquirec | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Locquirec  | |
  Locquirec  Locquirec | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′35″N 3°38′37″W / 48.6931°N 3.6436°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Plouigneau |
| Intercommunality | Morlaix Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gwénolé Guyomarc'h[1] |
Area 1 | 5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,528 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29133 /29241 |
| Elevation | 0–78 m (0–256 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe village is built around the church and the marina. The town of Locquirec is home to several beaches: Port beach, in the center of the village, Pors Ar Villec, the White Sands, the Moulin de la Rive, and the Fond de la Baie beach. Whatever the direction of the wind, there is sure to be a sheltered beach. Port beach is very popular due to its exposure to the south-east, which is rare in northern Brittany. The town also has fairly high cliffs, up to fifty meters, forming peaks (Pointe du Château, Pointe du Corbeau, and Pointe northeast of Moulin de la Rive).
The bay of Locquirec is formed by the mouth of the coastal river Douron, which separates the two departments of Finistère and Côtes d'Armor, Locquirec being on its left bank and Plestin-les-Grèves on its right bank.
Toponymy
editThe name derives from the Breton lok which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé), and Guirec a Breton saint.
Population
editInhabitants of Locquirec are called in French Locquirécois.
International relations
editLocquirec is twinned with:
Personalities
edit- Academician Michel Mohrt (1914-2011), born in Morlaix, owned a vacation home there, where he stayed regularly.
- François Seité (1923-1944), born in Locquirec, officer of the Free French Forces, Companion of the Liberation.
- Léon Fleuriot, historian and linguist, specialist in Celtic languages (1923-1987), born in Morlaix and who owned a vacation home there, is buried there.
- Historian Jean-Christophe Cassard (1951-2013) is buried there. Born in La Rochelle, originally from the Locquirec region by his mother, he lived there.
- The musician Pierre Sangra, born in 1959 in Fontenay-sous-Bois, owns a family home there where he regularly resides.
- The singer-songwriter Thomas Fersen, born in Paris in 1963, lives there.
- The singer and musician Jean-Pierre Riou, born in Morlaix in 1963, leader of the group Red Cardell, lives there.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)
- Tourism In Locquirec
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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