Lanmeur Explained

Lanmeur
Native Name:Lanneur
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Lanmeur.svg
Coordinates:48.6481°N -3.7142°W
Insee:29113
Postal Code:29620
Arrondissement:Morlaix
Canton:Plouigneau
Mayor:Anne-Catherine Lucas[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Morlaix Communauté
Elevation Min M:20
Elevation Max M:128
Area Km2:26.47

Lanmeur (in French pronounced as /lɑ̃mœʁ/;) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.[2]

A hamlet in the commune called Kerouac has been established as the source of the name of the American writer Jack Kerouac.[3] A street in Lanmeur has been named rue Jack Kerouac,[4] and in March 2010 a first Jack Kerouac Festival took place in the commune.[5]

Geography

Climate

Lanmeur has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Lanmeur 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 Lanmeur was on 2 August 1990; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 January 1985.

Population

Inhabitants of Lanmeur are called in French Lanmeuriens.

Breton language

In 2008, 15.26% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[6]

See also

External links

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. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM29113-lanmeur Commune de Lanmeur (29113)
  3. Patricia Dagier, Jack Kerouac, Breton d'Amérique (Editions Le Télégramme, 2009)
  4. http://www.genealogie.org/famille/kirouac/PlaquesCOMM_AN.htm Commemorative Plaques Kirouac
  5. http://www.nordbretagne.fr/Lanmeur-Un-premier-festival-consacre-a-Jack-Kerouac_a559.html Lanmeur. Un premier festival consacré à Jack Kerouac
  6. Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue