Plomelin
Commune in Brittany, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plomelin (French pronunciation: [plɔmlɛ̃]; Ploveilh in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Plomelin
Ploveilh | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Plomelin  | |
 Plomelin  Plomelin | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′11″N 4°09′06″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Quimper-1 |
| Intercommunality | Quimper Bretagne Occidentale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Le Roux[1] |
Area 1 | 26.08 km2 (10.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,216 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29170 /29700 |
| Elevation | 0–88 m (0–289 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It lies near the Odet river, about 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Quimper.
International relations
Plomelin is twinned with the village of Crymych in Wales and the village of Betziesdorf in Germany.
Population
Inhabitants of Plomelin are called in French Plomelinois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,321 | — |
| 1975 | 2,052 | +6.49% |
| 1982 | 3,041 | +5.78% |
| 1990 | 3,870 | +3.06% |
| 1999 | 3,938 | +0.19% |
| 2007 | 4,068 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 4,155 | +0.42% |
| 2017 | 4,171 | +0.08% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 3 July 2008.[citation needed]
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Buckwheat whisky, produced in Plomelin by Distillerie des Menhirs.
References
External links
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