Locmaria | |
Native Name: | Lokmaria-ar-Gerveur |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Coordinates: | 47.295°N -3.0825°W |
Insee: | 56114 |
Postal Code: | 56360 |
Arrondissement: | Lorient |
Canton: | Quiberon |
Mayor: | Dominique Rousselot[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Belle-Île-en-Mer |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 73 |
Area Km2: | 20.55 |
Locmaria (in French pronounced as /lɔkmaʁja/; Breton: Lokmaria-ar-Gerveur) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[2] Locmaria is one of the four communes of Belle Île.
From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and 'maria' which derive from Mary.
Inhabitants of Locmaria are called in French Locmariaïstes.
The village occupies the eastern part of the island Belle-Île-en-Mer. Rocky cliffs, sometimes 50 meters high, surround the territory. On the north coast, stretches the beach Les Grands Sables.