Lannion ( ; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of Trégor and the center of an urban area of almost 60,000 inhabitants.
Climate
Lannion has an
oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification
Cfb). The average annual temperature in Lannion is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Lannion was on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 28 February 2018.
Population
Inhabitants of Lannion are called
lannionnais in French.
History
Lannion takes its name from "Lann Huon" in Breton or "Parish of Huon" in English.
The old neighborhood of Lannion attracts many tourists to the city. The old neighborhood contains old squares, a church called Brélévenez, half-timbered houses, chapels and frescoes.
File:Lanniondessus.jpg|View from the church of Brélévénez
File:Church of Lannion Église de la Trinité de Brélévenez.jpg|Church of Lannion Église de la Trinité de Brélévenez
Breton language
On 23 October 2006, the municipality launched a plan to promote the
Breton language through the Ya d'ar brezhoneg ("Yes to Breton") charter.
In 2023, 18.7% of the children attended bilingual schools in primary education.
Economy
Lannion is a large telecommunications research center in France with several firms such as
Nokia, Orange and
SAGEMCOM operating there. The presence of a large telecommunications industry in the area has led to two institutes of technology in the area, IUT Lannion and a college of engineering, ENSSAT.
Culture
Regular concerts known as "Les Tardives" are held in the town square during the summer months. Lannion is also home to the "Carré Magique", a well known theatre company in the area.
Transport
Lannion is served by extensive transport links. The nearby Lannion – Côte de Granit Airport can accommodate larger flights arriving from Paris and other French destinations. It is a one-hour flight from Lannion to Paris.
Lannion station provides
TGV services to Brest, St. Brieuc, Rennes and Paris as well as TER links to local stations.
There is a bus service connecting the town centre to surrounding areas, TILT (Transports Intercommunaux de Lannion-Trégor), with six lines.
- Line A
- Hospital/Airport via Quai d'Aiguillon (in the centre of the town)
- Line B
- Kerbabu/Coppens via Quai d'Aiguillon
- Line C
- Alcatel/Kérilis
- Line Navéo
- small bus around the centre of the town
- Line F
- market day line (Thursday morning).
International relations
Lannion is twinned with:
Notable people
The following were born in Lannion:
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François-Jean-Marie Laouënan (1868), Archbishop
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Pierre-Yves André (1974), footballer
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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (1962), pianist
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Charles Le Goffic (1863), novelist and historian
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Johan Le Bon (1990), cyclist
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Christophe Le Mével (1980), cyclist
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Denis-Will Poha (1997), footballer
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Pierre Sabbagh (1918), television personality
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Gabriel Calloet-Kerbrat (born between 1616 and 1620), agriculturist and writer.
See also
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Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
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