Locqueltas

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CountryFrance
Area
1
19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
2,031
Locqueltas
Lokeltaz
The church in Locqueltas
The church in Locqueltas
Coat of arms of Locqueltas
Location of Locqueltas
Locqueltas is located in France
Locqueltas
Locqueltas
Locqueltas is located in Brittany
Locqueltas
Locqueltas
Coordinates: 47°45′28″N 2°45′54″W / 47.7578°N 2.765°W / 47.7578; -2.765
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonGrand-Champ
IntercommunalityGolfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Michel Guerneve[1]
Area
1
19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,031
  Density104.4/km2 (270.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56120 /56390
Elevation53–144 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]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 744    
1975 745+0.02%
1982 1,056+5.11%
1990 1,128+0.83%
1999 1,215+0.83%
2007 1,519+2.83%
2012 1,647+1.63%
2017 1,758+1.31%
2023 2,031+2.44%
Source: INSEE[4]

Toponymy

From the Breton lok which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé), and Gweltaz which is the Breton name for Gildas.

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