Lorient

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Lorient An Oriant

Lorient Location within Brittany region  Lorient Administration Country France Region Brittany Department Morbihan Arrondissement Lorient Intercommunality Pays de Lorient Mayor Norbert Métairie (2008—2014) Statistics Elevation 0–46 m (0–151 ft) Land area1 17.48 km2 (6.75 sq mi) Population2 58,135  (2007)  - Density 3,326 /km2 (8,610 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 56121/ 56100 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.

Coordinates: 47°45′N 3°22′W / 47.75°N 3.36°W / 47.75; -3.36

Lorient, or L'Orient, (French pronunciation: ​; Breton: An Oriant) is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.