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Plomelin
Ploveilh
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Plomelin
Coat of arms
Location of Plomelin
Map
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonQuimper-3
IntercommunalityQuimper-Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Paul Le Dantec
Area
1
26.08 km2 (10.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
4,080
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29170 /29700
Elevation0–88 m (0–289 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plomelin (Ploveilh in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

It lies near the Odet river, about 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Quimper.

International relations

Plomelin is twinned with the village of Crymych in Wales. Plomelin is twinned with the village of Betziesdorf in Germany.

Population

Inhabitants of Plomelin are called in French Plomelinois.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on July 3, 2008.

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