Ploërdut

Ploërdut
Pleurdud
The Church of Saint-Pierre, in Ploërdut
The Church of Saint-Pierre, in Ploërdut
Coat of arms of Ploërdut
Location of Ploërdut
Map
Ploërdut is located in France
Ploërdut
Ploërdut
Ploërdut is located in Brittany
Ploërdut
Ploërdut
Coordinates: 48°05′19″N 3°17′14″W / 48.0886°N 3.2872°W / 48.0886; -3.2872
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityRoi Morvan Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Guilloux[1]
Area
1
75.83 km2 (29.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,243
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56163 /56160
Elevation114–285 m (374–935 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ploërdut (French pronunciation: [ploɛʁdyt];[3] Breton: Pleurdud) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,512—    
1800 4,980+1.42%
1821 4,425−0.56%
1831 4,152−0.63%
1836 3,944−1.02%
1841 3,908−0.18%
1846 3,913+0.03%
1851 3,938+0.13%
1856 3,791−0.76%
1861 3,592−1.07%
1866 3,672+0.44%
1872 3,189−2.32%
1876 3,615+3.18%
1881 3,621+0.03%
1886 3,590−0.17%
1891 3,534−0.31%
1896 3,426−0.62%
1901 3,640+1.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 3,722+0.45%
1911 3,599−0.67%
1921 3,464−0.38%
1926 3,384−0.47%
1931 3,222−0.98%
1936 3,155−0.42%
1946 3,092−0.20%
1954 2,550−2.38%
1962 2,260−1.50%
1968 2,074−1.42%
1975 1,842−1.68%
1982 1,575−2.21%
1990 1,359−1.83%
1999 1,312−0.39%
2009 1,253−0.46%
2014 1,217−0.58%
2020 1,228+0.15%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2020)[6]

Geography

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Ploërdut is located in Northwestern part of Morbihan, 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Le Faouët, 22 km (14 mi) west of Pontivy and 38 km (24 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, the village belongs to Vannetais.

History

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The romanesque nave church dates from the eleventh or twelve century.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ France 3 Bretagne. "Succès de la maison médicale de Ploerdut (56)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Commune de Ploërdut (56163), INSEE
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ploërdut, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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