Lannion

Lannion ( Breton Lannuon in ) is a Commune Frenchwoman, located in the department of the Coast-with Armor and the area Brittany. Its inhabitants is called Lannionnais.

The current commune is formed of the meeting of the communes of Lannion , Brélévenez, Buhulien, Loguivy-lès-Lannion and Servel in 1961.

Currency

Laus deo

Geography

Economic capital of the Trégor, Lannion is crossed by the Léguer. Proximity of the mouth of Bequeathing made that the level of the river in the center town varies several meters according to the tides. This characteristic allowed construction in 1992 of a running water stage tidal. A stopping makes it possible to retain the water brought by the rising tide and to slacken it in an artificial course with downward tide.

History

Would Lannion owe its origin with the destruction of Lexobie (current Yaudet?) by the Danes in 836. Yaudet, or into Breton, Ar Yeoded, would have been occupied by Yadètes. One was to add at one time to the word Yaudet or Yeoded, the word Koz (old) to indicate that this city was oldest of the cities of this area. The Romans had quickly made change the name of Koz-Yeoded into Quoted Vetus-Civitas or Old woman.

The rare survivors went up the river of Guer to a broad valley formed by the confluence of two brooks being thrown in Guer, and surrounded by hills. These survivors built their residence at the edge of Guer (current Leguer) vis-a-vis the hill of Brélévenez. For more than 300 years, this territory had been under the domination of a Huon family around whom several other families grouped, thus forming a rather imposing force. This commune is known for facts related to the Révolte of the Red Bonnets in 1675. One of its inhabitants was excluded from the royal amnesty of February 1676 (see).

Etymology

The origin of the name Lannion comes from “lann”, which indicates a religious establishment created by the Bretons the top Moyen-âge and a anthroponyme Yuzon. This name of * Lannyuzon evolved/moved in Lannuon , form modern in Breton Langue and Lannion , advanced alternative then administratively critallized of the old form Breton, become the official and administrative name of the Duché of Brittany, before and after 1532, probably in the neighborhoods of the XIIIe century - XIVe century: Chart of the cartographic Workshop Troadec of the Conquet - Konk-Leon for the History of Brittany of Bertrand d' Argentré of 1582 and 1588: Lanion ; Chart of Nolin, 1695: Lanien ou' Lanion ; then of the royal and republican French Administration and the French-speaking peerage-book and commercial company, the XVIIe century until our days; the name of Lannuon' being used mainly by the Breton-speaking people.

Administration

Economy

In 1960, the establishment of the National center of study of telecommunications (Hundred, then France Telecom R & D, now Orange Labs), prints a strong orientation with the industry of the city. Other companies of high technologies encase the step: Alcatel, Sagem… This multitude of companies was also favourable with the installation of a IUT, and a school of engineers in 1986: ENSSAT (3Ecole Nationale Sup3erieure of sciences applied and technology). Lannion only gathers with it 45% of the research activities in telecommunication of France, within the Technopole Anticipa which comprises more than one hundred of SME and SME.

The city has an antenna of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Coast-in Armor.

Lannion has an airport (code IATA: LAY) with a track of 1700 meters.

Personalities related to the commune

Geoffroy of Bridge-White, knight Breton, died with Lannion in 1346 in a combat against the English at the time of the War of succession of Brittany, Commemorative plaque)
Charles Goffic, poet, literary novelist and critical
Roger Flouriot, died writer with Lannion
Pierre Marzin, managing director of Telecommunications, mayor of 1971 to 1977, initiator of the economic development of the city in the years 1960 by obtaining the establishment of an establishment of the Hundred

Villiers of Isle Adam, great writer of fantastic passed part of its childhood to Lannion
Joseph Conrad, famous writer, remained a few times with Lannion where he wrote part of " The rescousse".
Andre Bellesort, became all its youth to Lannion, writer, perpetual secretary of the French Academy of 1940 to 1942.
Pierre Sabbagh, large pioneer of television, it was born in Lannion in 1918.

Places and monuments

Church of Brélévenez, and its staircase of 142 steps which leads to the bottom of the city
Couvent of the Ursulines
Monastère Holy-Anne partially transformed at the end of 2006 into Médiathèque
Maisons with Colombage S
Château Cruguil, 15th century, worth visiting the summer
Manoir of Langonaval, 15th century, worth visiting the summer
Manoir of Kerprigent, outside worth visiting on go

Sport

The town of Lannion has many sports equipment of which a running water stage for the practice of the Canoe-kayak.

The club of canoe-kayak is one of best the nationals in slalom. It is regularly in the 3 best clubs at the time of the Championships of France of the clubs of Slalom. Several athletes illustrated themselves on the international scene: Sebastien Combot (gold medal with the championships of the world 2007), Philippe Quemerais - Yann Pennec (5th with the Games Olympic 2004).

Enfleurissement

The city, which has taken part for several years in the contest of the flowered Villes, has four flowers.

Photographs of the city

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