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Lorient (lôryăN`), town (1990 pop. 61,630), Morbihan dept., NW France, a port and naval station on the Atlantic Ocean. A great shipbuilding center, Lorient also produces textiles, furniture, and navigational equipment. Established (17th cent.) as a port to serve the French East India Company, it was developed as a naval base by Napoleon I and became the country's chief naval yard. In World War II it was the Germans' major submarine base on the Atlantic. Almost totally destroyed by Allied bombs in 1942–43, it has been rebuilt. Lorient a port in W France, on the Bay of Biscay. Pop.: 59 189 (1999) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This is Aer Arann's fifth route from Luton adding to existing services to the Isle of Man, Galway, Waterford and Lorient (South Brittany). Coriolis Composites Cie, Lorient, France +33 (297) 59 94 98 * www. Laboratoire de Genie Mecanique et Materiaux, Universite de Bretagne Sud, rue St Maude, BP 92116-56321 Lorient Cedex-France |
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