Larmor-Plage | |
Native Name: | An Arvor |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Larmor-Plage (Morbihan).svg |
Coordinates: | 47.7072°N -3.3831°W |
Insee: | 56107 |
Postal Code: | 56260 |
Arrondissement: | Lorient |
Canton: | Ploemeur |
Mayor: | Patrice Valton[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Lorient Agglomération |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 39 |
Area Km2: | 7.27 |
Larmor-Plage (in French pronounced as /laʁmɔʁ plaʒ/; Breton: An Arvor) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[2]
Larmor-Plage was created as a new commune in 1925. Before that, it came within the administrative area of the town of Ploemeur. It was almost completely destroyed in World War II.
Larmor-Plage is twinned with the town of Youghal in County Cork, Ireland.
The church Notre-Dame-de-Larmor is located in the centre of the town. It was built in the fifteenth century.
Kerguelen is a natural park.
Windsurfing is an important activity. The nautical centre of Kerguelen is the first school of sailing in France.