Languidic (; ) is a commune in the

Morbihan The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton ...

department of

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in north-western

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History

The local church was previously associated with the

cult Cults are social groups which have unusual, and often extreme, religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals. Extreme devotion to a particular person, object, or goal is another characteristic often ascribed to cults. The term ...

of the Welsh

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Cenydd (Kenneth).

Geography

Languidic, encompassing 10,908 hectares, is the most spread-out city in

and the third in

. The river

Ével The Ével (; ) is a long river in the Morbihan ''departments of France, département'', western France. Its source is near ''la Bottine'', a hamlet in Radenac. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a left tributary of the Blavet into which it ...

forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the

Blavet The Blavet (; ) river flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast near Lorient. It is long. The river is canalised for most of its length, forming one of the links in the Brittany canal system. It connects with t ...

, which forms its northern and north-western borders.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Languidic are called in French ''Languidiciens''.

Breton language

In 2008, there was 18,1% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''
''Enseignement bilingue''
/ref> In 2013, there was 200 children in bilingual schools (primary education).

Twinning

Languidic is twinned with : * Great Cornard,

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since 21 October 1989. * Rimpar,

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since July 1997.

References

External links

Official site
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Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan {{Morbihan-geo-stub