Locmiquélic

Commune in Brittany, France

Locmiquélic Lokmikaelig
Commune
The port of Pen Mané, in Locmiquélic
Coat of arms
Location of Locmiquélic
(2023–2026)		Eric Paturel^[1]
Area ¹	3.58 km² (1.38 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	4,075
• Density	1,100/km² (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56118 /56570
Elevation	0–24 m (0–79 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Locmiquélic (French pronunciation: [lɔkmikelik]; Breton: Lokmikaelig) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Toponymy

From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and miquélic which means Little Michael.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,542	—
1975	4,284	−0.83%
1982	4,002	−0.97%
1990	4,094	+0.28%
1999	3,945	−0.41%
2007	4,151	+0.64%
2012	4,164	+0.06%
2017	4,046	−0.57%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Inhabitants of Locmiquélic are called in French Locmiquélicains or Minahouëts.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE