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Lannion
Lannuon
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Subprefecture and commune
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A general view of Lannion
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Location of Lannion  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°44′00″N 3°27′15″W / 48.7333°N 3.4542°W / 48.7333; -3.4542 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Lannion |
| Intercommunality | Lannion-Trégor Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul Le Bihan[1] |
| Area
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| 43.91 km2 (16.95 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 20,344 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
22113 /22300
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| Elevation | 0–107 m (0–351 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lannion (French pronunciation: [lanjɔ̃] ⓘ ; Breton: Lannuon) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor departmentinBrittany in northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of Côtes-d'Armor, the capital of Trégor and the center of an urban area of almost 60,000 inhabitants.
Lannion has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Lannion is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 945.0 mm (37.20 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.1 °C (62.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.7 °C (44.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Lannion was 35.8 °C (96.4 °F) on 19 July 2016; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.1 °C (19.2 °F) on 28 February 2018.
| Climate data for Lannion (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1993–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
35.8 (96.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.6 (3.72) |
90.6 (3.57) |
68.3 (2.69) |
78.2 (3.08) |
70.6 (2.78) |
51.2 (2.02) |
62.1 (2.44) |
52.6 (2.07) |
53.0 (2.09) |
98.5 (3.88) |
106.4 (4.19) |
118.9 (4.68) |
945.0 (37.20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 15.4 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 148.8 |
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Inhabitants of Lannion are called lannionnais in French.
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Lannion takes its name from "Lann Huon" in Breton or "Parish of Huon" in English.
The old neighborhood of Lannion attracts many tourists to the city. The old neighborhood contains old squares, a church called Brélévenez, half-timbered houses, chapels and frescoes.
On 23 October 2006, the municipality launched a plan to promote the Breton language through the Ya d'ar brezhoneg ("Yes to Breton") charter.
In 2008, 11.96% of the children attended bilingual schools in primary education.[6]
Lannion is a large telecommunications research center in France with several firms such as Nokia, Orange and SAGEMCOM operating there. The presence of a large telecommunications industry in the area has led to two institutes of technology in the area, IUT Lannion and a college of engineering, ENSSAT.
Regular concerts known as "Les Tardives" are held in the town square during the summer months. Lannion is also home to the "Carré Magique", a well known theatre company in the area.
Lannion is served by extensive transport links. The nearby Lannion – Côte de Granit Airport can accommodate larger flights arriving from Paris and other French destinations. It is a one-hour flight from Lannion to Paris. Lannion station provides TGV services to Brest, St. Brieuc, Rennes and Paris as well as TER links to local stations.
There is a bus service connecting the town centre to surrounding areas, TILT (Transports Intercommunaux de Lannion-Trégor), with six lines.
Lannion is twinned with:
The following were born in Lannion:
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