Locqueltas
Locqueltas Lokeltaz | |
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.JPG) The church in Locqueltas | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Locqueltas | |
  Locqueltas  Locqueltas | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′28″N 2°45′54″W / 47.7578°N 2.765°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Grand-Champ |
| Intercommunality | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Guerneve[1] |
Area 1 | 19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,980 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56120 /56390 |
| Elevation | 53–144 m (174–472 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Locqueltas (French pronunciation: [lɔkɛltas]; Breton: Lokeltaz) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Toponymy
From the Breton lok which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé), and Gweltaz which is the Breton name for Gildas.
See also
References
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Locqueltas.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
