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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertwservice.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=4 |title=Extended - Books and Poetry > Biography - Archives |website=RobertWService.Com |date= |accessdate=2017-04-06}}</ref> Service is buried in the town cemetery.<ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertwservice.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=4 |title=Extended - Books and Poetry > Biography - Archives |website=RobertWService.Com |date= |accessdate=2017-04-06}}</ref> Service is buried in the town cemetery.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://robertwservice.blogspot.fr/2013/11/robert-w-services-tombstone.html/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-02-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422184220/http://robertwservice.blogspot.fr/2013/11/robert-w-services-tombstone.html |archivedate=2016-04-22 |df= }}</ref> |
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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". <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertwservice.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=947&page=1/ |title=Hommage - Books and Poetry > The Anne Longepe Collection - Archives |website=RobertWService.Com |date= |accessdate=2017-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertwservice.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=946&keywords=charlotte |title=Evening With The Bard - Books and Poetry > The Anne Longepe Collection - Archives |website=RobertWService.Com |date= |accessdate=2017-04-06}}</ref> Since 2000, Lancieux and [[Whitehorse, Yukon]] are sister cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehorse.ca/departments/parks-and-community-development/sister-city-program-lancieux-france |title=Whitehorse, YT : Sister City Program - Lancieux, France |website=Whitehorse.ca |date=2011-09-20 |accessdate=2017-04-06}}</ref> |
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". <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertwservice.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=947&page=1/ |title=Hommage - Books and Poetry > The Anne Longepe Collection - Archives |website=RobertWService.Com |date= |accessdate=2017-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertwservice.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=946&keywords=charlotte |title=Evening With The Bard - Books and Poetry > The Anne Longepe Collection - Archives |website=RobertWService.Com |date= |accessdate=2017-04-06}}</ref> Since 2000, Lancieux and [[Whitehorse, Yukon]] are sister cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehorse.ca/departments/parks-and-community-development/sister-city-program-lancieux-france |title=Whitehorse, YT : Sister City Program - Lancieux, France |website=Whitehorse.ca |date=2011-09-20 |accessdate=2017-04-06}}</ref> |
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Lancieux
Lanseeg | |
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 The windmill in Lancieux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lancieux  | |
  Lancieux  Lancieux | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′30″N 2°08′55″W / 48.6083°N 2.1486°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Dinan |
| Canton | Pleslin-Trigavou |
| Intercommunality | Côte d'Émeraude |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | André Gilbert |
| Area 1 | 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 1,412 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/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 (Breton: Lanseeg, Gallo: Lansioec) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
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% |
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.[1] Service is buried in the town cemetery.[2]
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". [3][4] Since 2000, Lancieux and Whitehorse, Yukon are sister cities.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Extended - Books and Poetry > Biography - Archives". RobertWService.Com. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Hommage - Books and Poetry > The Anne Longepe Collection - Archives". RobertWService.Com. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ "Evening With The Bard - Books and Poetry > The Anne Longepe Collection - Archives". RobertWService.Com. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ "Whitehorse, YT : Sister City Program - Lancieux, France". Whitehorse.ca. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
External links
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