Pluneret (French pronunciation: [plynʁɛt]; Breton: Plunered) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Sainte-Anne station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes.
Pluneret
Plunered | |
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Coordinates: 47°40′35″N 2°57′22″W / 47.6764°N 2.9561°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Auray |
Intercommunality | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Vallein[1] |
Area 1 | 26.20 km2 (10.12 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,140 |
• Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56176 /56400 |
Elevation | 0–59 m (0–194 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population edit
Inhabitants of Pluneret are called in French Pluneretains.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | |
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1968 | 1,630 | — | |
1975 | 1,871 | +1.99% | |
1982 | 2,333 | +3.20% | |
1990 | 3,195 | +4.01% | |
1999 | 3,714 | +1.69% | |
2007 | 4,706 | +3.00% | |
2012 | 5,246 | +2.20% | |
2019 | 5,905 | +1.70% | |
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Source: INSEE[4] |
Geography edit
The Loc'h river forms the western border of the town and the Bono river forms the eastern border of the town.
Map edit
Breton language edit
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 13 July 2006.
In 2008, there was 12.89% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pluneret.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)