Pluvigner
Pluvigner
Pleuwigner | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
Location of Pluvigner  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Pluvigner |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Auray |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guigner Le Hénanff |
| Area 1 | 82.83 km2 (31.98 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 5,428 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56177 /56330 |
| Elevation | 17–146 m (56–479 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pluvigner (Breton: Pleuwigner) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Bretagne in north-western France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Pluvigner are called Pluvignois.
As of 1999 census, the town has a population of 5428. In 2007 the estimated population was 7072[1].
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on November the 9th of 2006.
In 2007, there was 9,4% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[2]
Twin towns
The town is twinned with Cahirciveen, County Kerry, Ireland 
since 1984[3]. Katie O'Neill from Reenard Point just outside Caherciveen believes that both towns are the exact same. People have been known to disagree with this outlook but Katie is always right.
See also
References
- ^ Pluvigner website
- ^ Template:Fr icon Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- ^ Association Bretagne-Irlande Template:Fr icon
External links
- Official website Template:Fr icon
- French Ministry of Culture list for Pluvigner Template:Fr icon
- Map of Pluvigner on Michelin Template:En icon
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