Geography

Location Map of Lorient

Lorient is located on the south coast of Brittany, where the Scorff river and the Blavet river join to form the roadstead of Lorient, before discharging into the Atlantic Ocean. To the south of the city, the Ter river used to flow into the estuary as well, but a dam was built in 1967, so it is now a pond. The city is 503 kilometres (313 mi) south-west of Paris, 153 kilometres (95 mi) south-west of Rennes and 158 kilometres (98 mi) north-west of Nantes.

The city comprises different neighbourhoods:

Bois du Château Keryado Saint-Armel Kerentrech Le Gaillec Le Manio Kerdual Kervénanec Lanveur Keroman Kergroise Carnel Kerfichant Kerolay Kerguestenen Le Mir La Perrière La Ville Neuve La Ville en Bois Kermélo Le Ter Kerlin Merville La Nouvelle Ville Le « bout du monde » Saint-Maudé Frébault-Polygone Quehélio Kervaric Keryvalant La Fontaine des Anglais Kerforn Le petit et le grand Batteur Le Kreisker Kerguillet Le Parco Soye

Adjacent towns:

Quéven, Ploemeur Quéven, Caudan Lanester Ploemeur Lanester   Lorient   Ploemeur Larmor-Plage, Port-Louis Locmiquélic Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification, Lorient experiences an oceanic climate (Cfb), with mild winters and cool to warm summers. Precipitations are envenly distributed throughout the year. Frost is rare in winter, as days over 30 °C (86 °F) during summer.

Climate data for Lann-Bihoué Airport Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 15.3 (59.5) 17.6 (63.7) 23.3 (73.9) 27.1 (80.8) 29.6 (85.3) 35.9 (96.6) 34.1 (93.4) 35.7 (96.3) 30.6 (87.1) 25 (77) 19.5 (67.1) 16.4 (61.5) 35.9 (96.6) Average high °C (°F) 8.9 (48) 9.4 (48.9) 11.4 (52.5) 13.7 (56.7) 16.6 (61.9) 19.7 (67.5) 22 (72) 21.7 (71.1) 19.9 (67.8) 16.4 (61.5) 12 (54) 9.7 (49.5) 15.1 (59.2) Daily mean °C (°F) 6 (43) 6.3 (43.3) 7.8 (46) 9.7 (49.5) 12.5 (54.5) 15.4 (59.7) 17.4 (63.3) 17.2 (63) 15.6 (60.1) 12.6 (54.7) 8.8 (47.8) 6.9 (44.4) 11.4 (52.5) Average low °C (°F) 3.2 (37.8) 3.3 (37.9) 4.1 (39.4) 5.8 (42.4) 8.4 (47.1) 11 (52) 12.9 (55.2) 12.7 (54.9) 11.4 (52.5) 8.9 (48) 5.6 (42.1) 4.1 (39.4) 7.6 (45.7) Record low °C (°F) −13.1 (8.4) −11 (12) −7.4 (18.7) −4.1 (24.6) −1.1 (30) 1.6 (34.9) 3.4 (38.1) 4.1 (39.4) 1 (34) −1.8 (28.8) −5 (23) −8.7 (16.3) −13.1 (8.4) Precipitation mm (inches) 106.5 (4.193) 87.7 (3.453) 78.9 (3.106) 56.5 (2.224) 69.4 (2.732) 52.1 (2.051) 44.2 (1.74) 44.4 (1.748) 69.4 (2.732) 84.7 (3.335) 91.9 (3.618) 109.8 (4.323) 895.5 (35.256)  % humidity 88 85 82 79 81 80 80 81 84 87 87 88 83.5 Mean monthly sunshine hours 76.6 103.4 148 200.9 227.2 248.9 270.2 243.9 190.6 143.3 93.4 73.2 2,019.6 Source: