Ploemel
Commune in Brittany, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ploemel (French pronunciation: [plɛmɛl];[3] Breton: Pleñver) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[4]
Ploemel
Pleñver | |
|---|---|
 The Church of Saint-André, in Ploemel | |
Location of Ploemel  | |
  Ploemel  Ploemel | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′04″N 3°04′13″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Quiberon |
| Intercommunality | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Le Tallec[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.16 km2 (9.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,056 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56161 /56400 |
| Elevation | 5–53 m (16–174 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,378 | — |
| 1975 | 1,396 | +0.19% |
| 1982 | 1,640 | +2.33% |
| 1990 | 1,892 | +1.80% |
| 1999 | 2,047 | +0.88% |
| 2007 | 2,429 | +2.16% |
| 2012 | 2,639 | +1.67% |
| 2017 | 2,888 | +1.82% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
The Belz-Ploemel railway station is served by TER Bretagne trains on the Auray-Quiberon railway during the summer.[6]
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