La Trinité-sur-Mer

French commune
nomcommune=La Trinité-sur-Mer
native_name=An Drinded-Karnag


caption=View of the port from the "Pont de Kerisper" which leads to Saint-Philibert


x=39
y=104
lat_long=coord|47|35|10|N|3|01|42|W|region:FR_type:city
insee=56258
cp=56470
région=Bretagne
département=Morbihan
arrondissement=Lorient
canton=Quiberon
maire=Claude Le Goffe
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=C.C. de la Côte des Mégalithes
alt mini=0 m
alt maxi=31 m
km²=6.20
sans=1,530
date-sans=1999
dens=247
date-dens=1999|

La Trinité-sur-Mer (An Drinded-Karnag in Breton), is a small French village on the coast of Brittany, east of Carnac. With approximately 1,500 inhabitants, the town is primarily a port, with a seaside quay dotted by numerous seafood restaurants. Notably, it was the birthplace of right-wing politician Jean-Marie Le Pen in 1928. The town is also known for its watersport competitions.

Separated from the well known commune of Carnac in 1864, several of the famous neolithic standing stones in the Carnac stones fall within its boundaries, including the dolmens of Kerdeneven and Kermarquer, and the Petit-Ménec Alignments.

Landmarks

The "Pont de Kerisper" connects the commune to the neighbouring Saint-Philibert. The current bridge is a replacement, built in 1956, of the previous bridge which was destroyed by German bombing. [fr iconhttp://frobar.info/golfe/trinite.php]

Demographics

Inhabitants of La Trinité-sur-Mer are called "Trinitains".

As of the census of 1999, the village has a population of formatnum:1,530.

Born in La Trinité-sur-Mer

*Jean-Marie Le Pen, right-wing politician and perennial presidential candidate

Events

The 2008 Sywoc (Student Yachting World Cup) will take place in La Trinité-sur-Mer (25 october - 1st november 2008).

ee also

*Communes of the Morbihan department

References

[http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] fr icon; [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon; [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon

External links

*fr icon [http://www.la-trinite-sur-mer.fr Town website]
*fr icon [http://www.ot-trinite-sur-mer.fr Tourist office]
*fr icon [http://www.gencom.org:2325/cgi-bin/Communes/Cgi/inform_communes.cgi?INSEE=560258 Gencom site (lots of links)]
*fr icon [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=INSEE&VALUE_1=56259 Architecture of La Trinité sur Mer]
*fr icon [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=52641 La Trinité-sur-Mer on the Institut Géographique National website]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=56258&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE La Trinité-sur-Mer on Insee site]
*fr icon [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=La_Trinite-sur-Mer Quid]
*fr icon [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatProximiteCoord.php?RadLat1=0.830534317153426&RadLong1=-0.052854387517405 Nearest towns to La Trinité-sur-Mer]
*fr icon [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=560258 La Trinité-sur-Mer on a map of France]