Lanmeur (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.Commune de Lanmeur (29113), INSEE
A hamlet in the commune called Kerouac () has been established as the source of the name of the American writer Jack Kerouac.Patricia Dagier, Jack Kerouac, Breton d'Amérique (Editions Le Télégramme, 2009) A street in Lanmeur has been named rue Jack Kerouac,Commemorative Plaques Kirouac at genealogie.org and in March 2010 a first Jack Kerouac Festival took place in the commune.Lanmeur. Un premier festival consacré à Jack Kerouac at nordbretagne.fr (page in French)
History The Battle of Morlaix, part of the Hundred Years' War, was fought near the town on 30 September 1342 between the English under William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton and the French under Charles, Duke of Brittany. The result was an English victory and has been viewed by historians as presaging the battle tactics of the Battle of Crécy four years later.
Geography Climate Lanmeur has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Lanmeur is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Lanmeur was on 2 August 1990; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 January 1985.
Population Inhabitants of Lanmeur are called in French Lanmeuriens.
Breton language In 2008, 15.26% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where the Breton language is taught alongside French. Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
See also Communes of the Finistère department
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Mayors of Finistère Association