Plouarzel
Plouarzel Plouarzhel | |
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Coordinates: 48°26′05″N 4°43′46″W / 48.4347°N 4.7294°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Brest |
Canton | Saint-Renan |
Intercommunality | Pays d'Iroise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | André Talarmin[1] |
Area 1 | 42.83 km2 (16.54 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,942 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29177 /29810 |
Elevation | 0–139 m (0–456 ft) |
Website | plouarzel |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Plouarzel (French pronunciation: [pluaʁzɛl]; Breton: Plouarzhel) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
The westernmost point of continental France, the Pointe de Corsen, lies within the commune.
Population
[edit]Inhabitants of Plouarzel are called in French Plouarzélistes.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,915 | — |
1975 | 1,886 | −0.22% |
1982 | 2,003 | +0.86% |
1990 | 2,042 | +0.24% |
1999 | 2,458 | +2.08% |
2007 | 3,278 | +3.66% |
2012 | 3,723 | +2.58% |
2017 | 3,715 | −0.04% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Breton language
[edit]The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 4 July 2005. In 2008, 9.71% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French)
- Tourism Office 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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