Lannion
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Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.-History:Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to...
department in Brittany in northwestern France
France
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. It is a subpréfecture
Subprefecture
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of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of Trégor
Trégor
Trégor is one of the nine provinces of Brittany, in its northwestern area. It comprises the western part of the department of Côtes-d'Armor and a small part of the northeast of Finistère, as far as the river Morlaix...
and the center of an urban area of almost 60,000 inhabitants.
Population
Inhabitants of Lannion are called lannionnais.History
Lannion takes its name from "Lann Huon" in Breton or "Land of Huon" in English. Most of the area indeed use to belong to Lord Huon.The old quarter of Lannion attracts many tourists to the city. The old quarter contains old squares, a church called Brélévenez, half-timbered houses, chapels and frescoes.
Breton language
On 23 October 2006, the municipality launched a linguistic plan to promote Breton language through the Ya d'ar brezhonegYa d'ar brezhoneg
Ya d'ar brezhoneg is a campaign launched by the Ofis ar Brezhoneg in order to stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, western France. In the first phase, started on 5 October 2001, civil society was targeted. Over 560 enterprises and organisations have signed the...
("Yes to Breton") charter.
In 2008, 11.96% of the children attended bilingual schools in primary education.
Economy
Lannion is a large telecommunications research center in France with several firms such as Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent
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, Orange
France Telecom and SAGEM
SAGEM
SAGEM was a major French company involved in defence electronics, consumer electronics and communication systems.In 2005, Sagem merged with SNECMA to form SAFRAN...
operating there.
Culture
Regular concerts are held in the town square during the summer months known as 'Les Tardives'. 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 airport (Lannion - Côte de Granit AirportLannion - Côte de Granit Airport
Lannion – Côte de Granit Airport or Aéroport de Lannion - Côte de Granit is an airport located in Servel, 3 km northwest of Lannion, both communes of the Côtes-d'Armor département in the Brittany région of France...
) was recently expanded to accommodate larger flights arriving from Paris and other French destinations. The station
Gare de Lannion
Gare de Lannion is a railway station serving the town Lannion, Côtes-d'Armor department, western France. It is the northern terminus of the Plouaret–Lannion railway. The railway line between Plouaret and Lannion has been electrified in 2000...
provides TGV services to Brest, St. Brieuc, Rennes and Paris as well as TER links to local stations.
International relations
Lannion is twinned with the following: GünzburgGünzburg
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, Germany
Germany
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Viveiro
Viveiro
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, Spain
Spain
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Caerphilly
Caerphilly
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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