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 / 47.9364°N 4.1517°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 (2021)[2] | 4,187 |
| • 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 edit
Plomelin is twinned with the village of Crymych in Wales and the village of Betziesdorf in Germany.
Population edit
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 edit
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 3 July 2008.[citation needed]
See also edit
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Buckwheat whisky, produced in Plomelin by Distillerie des Menhirs.
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
- 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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