Lorient

Lorient is a commune and a seaport of Brittany, France, in the Morbihan d?partement, of which it is a sous-pr?fecture. Population: city: 61,844; urban area: 186,144.

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At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were doing business with India had established warehouses in Port-Louis. They later built additional ones across the bay in 1628, at the location which later became Lorient.

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Later, the French East India Company, founded in 1664 and chartered by King Louis XIV, established shipyards there, thus giving an impetus to the development of the city.

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Lorient related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Blowing up of the French Commander's Ship "L'Orient" at the Battle of the Nile 1798

The Great Mosque at Medina from 'Voyages en Arabie et en Autres Pays de l'Orient' engraved by Le