Locqueltas

Locqueltas
Lokeltaz

The church in Locqueltas

Coat of arms
Locqueltas

Coordinates: 47°45′28″N 2°45′54″W / 47.7578°N 2.765°W / 47.7578; -2.765Coordinates: 47°45′28″N 2°45′54″W / 47.7578°N 2.765°W / 47.7578; -2.765
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Vannes
Canton Grand-Champ
Intercommunality Loc'h
Government
  Mayor (2008—2014) Henri Le Porho
Area1 19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,215
  Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Locqueltas (Breton: Lokeltaz) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Toponymy

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

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