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About Lorient

Inhabitants of Lorient are called Lorientais. The population of Lorient is 60,486 (2012). Together with the seaport and sub-prefecture of Quimper, it forms the main urban centre for what is known as "Little Brittany" or "Petite Bretagne", i.e., Brittany's peninsula that lies between the Bay of Biscay to its north and Vilaine river to its south... Lorraine Lorraine ; French: [lɔʁani] (listen); German: Lorena) is a cultural region in France named for its original capital city, Nancy . It encompasses territory in northeastern France , stretching from Paris to Luxembourg City . The region was founded on March 4th, 1552 during negotiations between King Henry II and Duke René II , when Lorraine became an independent duchy under his rule... Moselle Moselle ) is a department in Grand Est in northeastern France named after the river Moselle.