Plozévet
Plozeved | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Plozévet  Plozévet | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′15″N 4°25′26″W / 47.9875°N 4.4239°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Plonéour-Lanvern |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Pays Bigouden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Kerezeon [1] |
| Area 1 | 27.18 km2 (10.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)
[2] | 2,940 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
29215 /29710 |
| Elevation | 0–97 m (0–318 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Plozévet ( Breton: Plozeved) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Plozévet is twinned with the village of Hartland, Devon, UK.
Population
Inhabitants of Plozévet are called in French Plozévetiens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,541 | — |
| 1975 | 3,249 | −1.22% |
| 1982 | 3,102 | −0.66% |
| 1990 | 2,838 | −1.11% |
| 1999 | 2,748 | −0.36% |
| 2007 | 2,921 | +0.77% |
| 2012 | 2,972 | +0.35% |
| 2017 | 2,967 | −0.03% |
| Source: INSEE [3] | ||
Geography
Plozevet is a seaside town located 24 km (15 mi) west of Quimper. Historically it belongs to Cornouaille and Pays Bigouden.
Map
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 23 November 2007.
In 2008, 17.70% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools. [4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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| National | |
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Plozévet
Plozeved | |
|---|---|
|
Town hall | |
|
Coat of arms | |
Plozévet Plozévet | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′15″N 4°25′26″W / 47.9875°N 4.4239°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Plonéour-Lanvern |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Pays Bigouden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Kerezeon [1] |
| Area 1 | 27.18 km2 (10.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)
[2] | 2,940 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
29215 /29710 |
| Elevation | 0–97 m (0–318 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Plozévet ( Breton: Plozeved) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Plozévet is twinned with the village of Hartland, Devon, UK.
Population
Inhabitants of Plozévet are called in French Plozévetiens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,541 | — |
| 1975 | 3,249 | −1.22% |
| 1982 | 3,102 | −0.66% |
| 1990 | 2,838 | −1.11% |
| 1999 | 2,748 | −0.36% |
| 2007 | 2,921 | +0.77% |
| 2012 | 2,972 | +0.35% |
| 2017 | 2,967 | −0.03% |
| Source: INSEE [3] | ||
Geography
Plozevet is a seaside town located 24 km (15 mi) west of Quimper. Historically it belongs to Cornouaille and Pays Bigouden.
Map
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 23 November 2007.
In 2008, 17.70% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools. [4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
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| This Finistère geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |