Bangor, Morbihan

French commune
nomcommune=Bangor
native_name=Bangor


caption="Le Grand Phare" in Bangor


x = 36
y = 109
lat_long=coord|47|18|57|N|3|11|14|W|region:FR_type:city
région=Bretagne
département=Morbihan
arrondissement=Lorient
canton=Belle-Île
insee=56009
cp=56360
maire=Pierre-Yves Desard
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes de Belle-Île-en-Mer
alt moy=44 m
alt mini=0 m
alt maxi=58 m
hectares=2,554
km²=25.54
sans=738
date-sans=1999
dens=28
date-dens=1999

Bangor is a commune in the "département" of Morbihan in Brittany. It is one of the four communes on the island Belle-Île-en-Mer.

Situated in Bangor, the [http://belleisleenmer.free.fr/PhotosSiteBIEM/GrandPhare.jpg"Le Grand Phare"] is one of the finest lighthouses on the coast of France. It was built in 1935. Its granite base rises to 47 m and the total height is some 84 m above the sea. The light is emitted every 3 seconds and every 7 seconds and can be seen up to 28 miles out to sea.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Bangor are called "Bangorins".

As of the census of 1999, the village has a population of formatnum:738.

ee also

*Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

* [http://belleisleenmer.free.fr/English/EPageBangor.htm Page about Bangor, Belle-Ile, with a map of the small town] en icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=56009 French Ministry of Culture list for Bangor] fr icon
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=56360&strLocation=Bangor&strCountry=1424&image2.x=28&image2.y=7 Map of Bangor on Michelin] en icon