Lancieux

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Commune in Brittany, France

Lancieux Lanseeg
Commune
The windmill in Lancieux
Coat of arms
Location of Lancieux
(2020–2026)		Delphine Briand^[1]
Area ¹	6.69 km² (2.58 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	1,584
• Density	240/km² (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22094 /22770
Elevation	0–47 m (0–154 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lancieux (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃sjø] ^ⓘ; Breton: Lanseeg; Gallo: Lansioec) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Toponymy

Lancieux derives its name from the Breton lann ("hermitage") and Seoc, Cieux, or Sieu, a monk who came from British Cornwall at the end of the 6th century AD; therefore it can be translated as "the hermitage of Seoc".

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,185	—
1968	1,214	+2.4%
1975	1,084	−10.7%
1982	1,156	+6.6%
1990	1,245	+7.7%
1999	1,220	−2.0%
2008	1,412	+15.7%
2013	1,513	+7.2%
2018	1,534	+1.4%

Inhabitants of Lancieux are called lancieutins or lancieutains in French.

Personalities

The British-Canadian poet and writer Robert W. Service, known as the "Bard of the Yukon", used to spend summers in Lancieux from 1913 until his death in 1958. He had a deep affection for the town and its scenic seaside. On many occasions, he made monetary gifts to the town, including for the school and the war memorial.^[3] Service is buried in the town cemetery.^[4]

The town of Lancieux has paid homage to the memory of Robert W. Service. One of its streets has been called Robert Service Street. A few years later, on May 18, 2002 the school of Lancieux took the name of "École Robert W. Service".^[5]^[6] Since 2000, Lancieux and Whitehorse, Yukon are sister cities.^[7]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Extended - Books and Poetry > Biography - Archives". RobertWService.Com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^ "Robert W. Service (1874-1958) Poet & Adventurer: Robert W. Service's tombstone". Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
^ "Hommage - Books and Poetry > The Anne Longepe Collection - Archives". RobertWService.Com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^ "Evening With The Bard - Books and Poetry > The Anne Longepe Collection - Archives". RobertWService.Com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^ "Whitehorse, YT : Sister City Program - Lancieux, France". Whitehorse.ca. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2017.