Commune of Bangor Le Grand Phare in Bangor
Location
Coordinates	18' 57" N_N_03° 11' 14" W_E_ Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"°Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"′Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"″Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "�" Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"°Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"′Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"″Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "�" / 47° 18' 57" N, 03° 11' 14" WCoordinates: 18' 57" N_N_03° 11' 14" W_E_ Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"°Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"′Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"″Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "�" Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"°Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"′Expression error: Unrecognised word "expression"″Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "�" / 47° 18' 57" N, 03° 11' 14" W
Administration
Country	France
Region	Bretagne
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Belle-Île
Mayor	Pierre-Yves Desard (2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude	0 m–58 m (avg. 44 m)
Land area¹	25.54 km²
Population² (1999)	738
- Density (1999)	28/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	56009/ 56360
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

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. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... (Région flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Rennes Regional President Jean-Yves Le Drian (PS) (since 2004) Departments Côtes-dArmor Ille-et-Vilaine Morbihan Finistère Arrondissements 15 Cantons 201 Communes 1,268 Statistics Land area1 27,208 km² Population (Ranked 7th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... Departments (French: départements) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Morbihan is a département in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan (small sea in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. ... The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ... The arrondissement of Lorient is an arrondissement of France, located in the Morbihan département, in the Bretagne région. ... The cantons of France are administrative divisions subdividing arrondissements and départements. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... INSEE is the French abbreviation for the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (French: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). ... Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Rio de la Plata estuary Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Estuaries An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. ... This page lists English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations, such as and . ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Morbihan is a département in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan (small sea in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. ... Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ...

Situated in Bangor, the 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. A HDR image of a traditional lighthouse For other uses, see Lighthouse (disambiguation). ... Close-up of granite from Yosemite National Park, valley of the Merced River Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ...

External link

• Page about Bangor, Belle-Ile, with a map of the small town