Lannion ( ; ) is a

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in the

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department in

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in northwestern

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. It is a

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of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of

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and the center of an urban area of almost 60,000 inhabitants.

Climate

Lannion has a oceanic climate (

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''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 19 July 2016; 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 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. 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

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("Yes to Breton") charter. In 2008, 11.96% of the children attended bilingual schools in primary education.

Economy

Lannion is a large

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s research center in France with several firms such as

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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

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was recently expanded to accommodate larger flights arriving from Paris and other French destinations. It is a one-hour flight from Lannion to Paris.

Lannion station 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. A ...

provides

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services to Brest, St. Brieuc, Rennes and Paris as well as

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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: *

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* Caerphilly,

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Notable people

The following were born in Lannion: *

François-Jean-Marie Laouënan François-Jean-Marie Laouënan (19 November 1868 – 29 September 1892) was a member of Paris Foreign Missions Society and was the archbishop of Archdiocese of Pondicherry. On 24 July 1868 he was appointed to succeed Bishop Joseph-Isidor ...

(1868), Archbishop *

Pierre-Yves André Pierre-Yves André (born 14 May 1974 in Lannion, Côtes-d'Armor) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career playing for Bastia, and retired after the club suffered relegation to the French thi ...

(1974), footballer *

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (born 17 October 1962) is a French classical pianist. Education Bavouzet was born in Lannion, France and grew up in Metz. He started his music studies there, encountering successful composers including Iannis Xenakis, Oliv ...

(1962), pianist *

Charles Le Goffic Charles Le Goffic (14 July 1863 – 12 February 1932) was a Breton poet, novelist and historian whose influence was especially strong in his native Brittany. He was a member of the Académie française. Biography Born in Lannion, northern Bri ...

(1863), novelist and historian * Johan Le Bon (1990), cyclist *

Christophe Le Mével Christophe Le Mével (born 11 September 1980 in Lannion) is a French former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2014 for the , , and teams. Le Mével left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined on a two-year ...

(1980), cyclist * Denis-Will Poha (1997), footballer *

Pierre Sabbagh Pierre Sabbagh (18 July 1918 – 30 September 1994) was a major personality in French television, as a journalist, producer and director. Pierre Alain Sabbagh was born in Lannion (Côtes-d'Armor) and died in Paris. He was the younger son of ...

(1918), television personality