Lancieux Explained

Lancieux
Native Name:Lanseeg
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Lancieux (Côtes-d'Armor).svg
Coordinates:48.6083°N -2.1486°W
Insee:22094
Postal Code:22770
Arrondissement:Dinan
Canton:Pleslin-Trigavou
Mayor:Delphine Briand[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Côte d'Émeraude
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:47
Area Km2:6.69

Lancieux (in French pronounced as /lɑ̃sjø/; ; Gallo: Lansioec) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Toponymy

Lancieux derives its name from the Breton lann ("hermitage") and Seoc, Cieux, or Sieu, a monk who came from British Cornwall at the end of the 6th century AD; therefore it can be translated as "the hermitage of Seoc".

Population

Inhabitants of Lancieux are called lancieutins or lancieutains in French.

Personalities

The British-Canadian poet and writer Robert W. Service, known as the "Bard of the Yukon", used to spend summers in Lancieux from 1913 until his death in 1958. He had a deep affection for the town and its scenic seaside. On many occasions, he made monetary gifts to the town, including for the school and the war memorial.[2] Service is buried in the town cemetery.[3]

The town of Lancieux has paid homage to the memory of Robert W. Service. One of its streets has been called Robert Service Street. A few years later, on May 18, 2002 the school of Lancieux took the name of "École Robert W. Service".[4] [5] Since 2000, Lancieux and Whitehorse, Yukon are sister cities.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Extended - Books and Poetry > Biography - Archives . RobertWService.Com . 2017-04-06.
  3. Web site: Robert W. Service (1874-1958) Poet & Adventurer: Robert W. Service's tombstone . 2014-02-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422184220/http://robertwservice.blogspot.fr/2013/11/robert-w-services-tombstone.html . 2016-04-22 .
  4. Web site: Hommage - Books and Poetry > The Anne Longepe Collection - Archives . RobertWService.Com . 2017-04-06.
  5. Web site: Evening With The Bard - Books and Poetry > The Anne Longepe Collection - Archives . RobertWService.Com . 2017-04-06.
  6. Web site: Whitehorse, YT : Sister City Program - Lancieux, France . Whitehorse.ca . 2011-09-20 . 2017-04-06.