{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Lanfains |native name = Lanfeun |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Lanfains - bourg.jpg |caption = The centre of Lanfains |coordinates = {{coord|48.3539|-2.9128|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |INSEE = 22099 |postal code = 22800 |arrondissement = Saint-Brieuc |canton = Plélo |mayor = Gérard Mérot<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = [[Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération|Saint-Brieuc Armor]] |elevation min m = 147 |elevation max m = 322 |area km2 = 21.87 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }} '''Lanfains''' ({{IPA|fr|lɑ̃fɛ̃}}; {{langx|br|Lanfeun}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Côtes-d'Armor]] [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Brittany (administrative region)|Brittany]] in northwestern [[France]].
==Population== {{Historical populations |source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-22099#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref> |percentages = pagr |align = left |1968 |978 |1975 |894 |1982 |796 |1990 |828 |1999 |868 |2009 |993 |2014 |1077 |2020 |1099 }} Inhabitants of Lanfains are called ''lanfinois'' in French. {{clear left}}
==Geography== The Lanfains countryside is ''[[bocage]]'' with undulating relief ([[Armorican Massif]]).
The highest point in the commune at 323 m is situated at Bel Air-Porpaire. This makes Lanfains one of the highest communes in Brittany, the church standing at an altitude of 310 m.
The neighbouring communes are [[Saint-Brandan]], [[L'Hermitage-Lorge]], [[Le Bodéo]], [[La Harmoye]], [[Saint-Bihy]] and [[Le Fœil]]. [[Quintin]], [[Allineuc]] and [[Corlay]] are a few kilometres away.
==History== Lanfains' name comes from the [[Breton language]] "''lann''" (hermitage) and, it seems, from the [[Latin]] "''fanum''" (temple). Lanfains was situated at the border of the [[Gallo language|Gallo]] and Breton languages.
The parish of Lanfains was first mentioned in 1428.
A [[wind farm]] was installed in the commune in 2005.
==Economy== [[Agriculture]] is the main [[Economics|economic activity]] of the commune. It is essentially geared to [[Animal husbandry|husbandry]] of [[cattle]], [[poultry]] and [[pig]]s and [[polyculture]]. The area of the commune is {{Formatnum:2187}} hectares. Two [[food industry]] enterprises are present, the LDC [[abattoir]] and the Armoricaine [[dairy]]. Artisan work is represented by a [[roofer]], a [[plumber]], a [[sawmill]], a [[Fish farming|fish farmer]] and a milk factory. There are several commercial firms in the commune including a café and bar, a [[crêpe]]rie, a garage, a public works firm and a poultry transporter.
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==Sights== * Saint-Guyganton church - built 1717 and restored in 1845. * Le Pas (with space for leisure, lake, camping and chapel, crossed by the [[Saint-Brieuc]]-[[Loudéac]] railway, the former foundry-forge of Le Pas which was active from 1828 to 1978)
==See also== *[[Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[http://www.lanfains.fr Official website of the Mairie] {{in lang|fr}}
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[[Category:Communes of Côtes-d'Armor]]
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