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Quels sont les 5 ports de Lorient ?
Quels sont les 5 ports de Lorient ?
Les ports de plaisance de Lorient, Larmor-Plage, Port-Louis, Gâvres et Guidel, gérés par la Sellor, relèvent des compétences de Lorient Agglomération. Les autres ports du territoire (Groix, Hennebont, Lanester, Locmiquélic, Lomener) dépendent des communes ou du département.
Comment s’appelle le port de Lorient ?
Le premier navire à sortir du chantier, Le Soleil d’Orient, donnera le nom de la future ville : Lorient. En 1690, la Marine Royale implante un port militaire à Lorient. Mais différentes guerres perturbent les activités de commerce et entraînent la faillite de la première Compagnie des Indes.
Where is Lorient located?
- In Morbihan on the southern side of Brittany, Lorient is an oceangoing city of five ports, with the second-largest fishing harbour in France and an enthralling former naval base.
What is it like to fish in Lorient?
- Fishing for sounds and colours! As Lorient’s business activities developed and diversified, ports were built to match: a military port, a commercial port at Kergroise, and a fishing port at Kéroman – now France’s second largest fishing port. The quayside and the fish auctions are a hive of activity every morning, involving men, boats and machines.
Is there a submarine in Lorient France?
- Also at Lorient’s submarine base is Le Flore, a Daphné-class craft, launched in 1960 and active until 1989. In 2010 the submarine was put into dry dock in one of the base’s concrete cavities and opened as a museum vessel.
What happened to Lorient in the 19th century?
- The Harbor at Lorient, 1869 painting by Berthe Morisot. Maritime activities slowed at the start of the 19th century. The shipyards and the naval base reached a low that would last until the July Monarchy. During this period, the city was more of an administrative center.