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Lanmeur Lanneur |
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Notre-Dame de Kernitron in Lanmeur
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| Coordinates: 48°38′53″N 3°42′51″W / 48.6481°N 3.7142°WCoordinates: 48°38′53″N 3°42′51″W / 48.6481°N 3.7142°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix | |
| Canton | Lanmeur | |
| Intercommunality | Morlaix | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Luc Fichet | |
| Area1 | 26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,166 | |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29113 /29620 | |
| Elevation | 20–128 m (66–420 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Lanmeur (Breton: Lanneur) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
A hamlet in the commune called Kerouac (Breton: Kervoach) has been established as the source of the name of the American writer Jack Kerouac. A street in Lanmeur has been named rue Jack Kerouac, and in March 2010 a first Jack Kerouac Festival took place in the commune.
Inhabitants of Lanmeur are called in French Lanmeuriens.
In 2008, 15.26% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.