Map of Lorient, France

Lorient is a city in Brittany, France, with a population of about 58,112. It lies at 47.7482°N, 3.3718°W. Lorient is about 441 km (274 mi) west of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Vannes, 47 km to the east.

Lorient at a glance

Where is Lorient?

• The 4th largest city in Brittany on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 24 min on the shortest day to 16 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lorient

• Vannes — 47 km east
• Quimper — 61 km northwest
• Saint-Brieuc — 96 km northeast
• Saint-Nazaire — 101 km southeast
• Brest — 109 km northwest
• Rennes — 133 km east
• Saint-Malo — 142 km northeast
• Saint-Herblain — 142 km southeast
• Nantes — 149 km southeast
• Rezé — 149 km southeast

Largest cities in Brittany

• Rennes — 227,830
• Brest — 144,899
• Quimper — 63,849
• Vannes — 54,020
• Saint-Brieuc — 52,774
• Saint-Malo — 50,676

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.