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Plozévet

Coordinates: 47°59′15″N 4°25′26″W / 47.9875°N 4.4239°W / 47.9875; -4.4239
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Plozévet
Plozeved
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Plozévet
Location of Plozévet
Map
Plozévet is located in France
Plozévet
Plozévet
Plozévet is located in Brittany
Plozévet
Plozévet
Coordinates: 47°59′15″N 4°25′26″W / 47.9875°N 4.4239°W / 47.9875; -4.4239
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonPlonéour-Lanvern
IntercommunalityHaut-Pays Bigouden
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Kerezeon[1]
Area
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27.18 km2 (10.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,940
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29215 /29710
Elevation0–97 m (0–318 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plozévet (Breton: Plozeved) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Plozévet is twinned with the village of Hartland, Devon, UK.

Population

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Inhabitants of Plozévet are called in French Plozévetiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,541—    
1975 3,249−1.22%
1982 3,102−0.66%
1990 2,838−1.11%
1999 2,748−0.36%
2007 2,921+0.77%
2012 2,972+0.35%
2017 2,967−0.03%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

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Plozevet is a seaside town located 24 km (15 mi) west of Quimper. Historically it belongs to Cornouaille and Pays Bigouden.

Map

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Topographic map.

Breton language

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The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 23 November 2007.

In 2008, 17.70% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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