Editing Lorient (section)

=== Reconstruction ===
[[File:Hôtel de Ville de Lorient.JPG|thumb|The [[Hôtel de Ville, Lorient|Hôtel de Ville]] (city hall)]]

In April 1945, the Reconstruction Ministry advocated the use of temporary wooden shacks. These shelters were shipped as a kit to be built on site. In 1948, there were 28 settlements under the city's authority, and 20 more in the [[urban area]], distributed among the neighboring towns of [[Ploemeur]], [[Lanester]], [[Hennebont]] and [[Quéven]]. Each of these neighbourhoods could hold up to 280 houses. A new [[Hôtel de Ville, Lorient|Hôtel de Ville]] (city hall) was completed in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patrimoine.lorient.bzh/histoire/architecture/batiments-publics/hotel-de-ville-de-1940-a-nos-jours/ |title=Hôtel de ville de 1940 à nos jours|publisher=Patrimoine Lorient|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028182541/https://patrimoine.lorient.bzh/histoire/architecture/batiments-publics/hotel-de-ville-de-1940-a-nos-jours/  |archive-date=28 October 2021 }}</ref>

This temporary housing would stand from 10 to 40 years depending on the location. The last shack in the largest settlement, Soye, was torn down in 1991. Today, only a few buildings dating to the 18th century still stand.