Ploemeur
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Ploemeur |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lorient |
| Mayor | Loïc Le Meur (2008—2014) |
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| Elevation | -1–55 m (−3.3–180 ft) |
| Land area1 | 39.72 km2 (15.34 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 18,304 (1999) |
| - Density | 461 /km2 (1,190 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56162/ 56270 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°44′14″N 3°25′34″W / 47.7372°N 3.4261°W
Ploemeur (Plañvour in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.
The inhabitants are called the Ploemeurois.
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[edit] Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on April the 18th of 2006.
[edit] Etymology
The current name of the city of Ploemeur comes from the old Breton Plo Meur meaning "Grande Paroisse" in French and "Big Parish" in English.
[edit] Geography
Ploemeur is close to Lorient (Breton: An Oriant), a sub-prefecture of Morbihan.
[edit] Photographs of the Port of Lomener
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The pier
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The Island of Groix at the horizon
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End of the day on the port
[edit] People
- Stanislas Dupuy de Lôme (1816 in the Château de Soye - †1885), who built the first armored battleship.
- Yoann Gourcuff, born on 11 July 1986, is a footballer of Olympique Lyonnais and of the French national team.
- Diego Yesso footballer
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Ploemeur is twinned with:
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[edit] References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ploemeur |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Infoveriti (2011 [last update]). "KOMITET MIAST BLIŹNIACZYCH NOWA DĘBA - FERMOY - PLOEMEUR - KRS - InfoVeriti". infoveriti.pl. http://www.infoveriti.pl/company/216947/. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Nowa Dęba City Council (2011 [last update]). "Oficjalna strona Miasta i Gminy Nowa Dęba / Organizacje pozarządowe". nowadeba.pl. http://nowadeba.pl/organizacje_pozarzadowe/art37.html. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official site of Ploemeur
- Unofficial site on the history of Ploemeur and its monuments
- Ploemeur/Plañvour's page on the portal of the towns and cities of Brittany
- French Ministry of Culture list for Ploemeur (French)
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