Pleucadeuc
Pleucadeuc
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| The town hall in Pleucadeuc The town hall in Pleucadeuc | |
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Coat of arms of Pleucadeuc Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Moréac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Loïc Balac[1] |
Area 1 | 34.56 km2 (13.34 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56159 /56140 |
| Elevation | 7–99 m (23–325 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Pleucadeuc (French pronunciation: [pløkadœk]; Breton: Plegadeg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[2]
The name comes from the Breton word Plou and the name Cadoc, a Breton saint, meaning Parish of Cadoc. Numerous megaliths are to be found around the commune.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Inhabitants of Pleucadeuc are called in French Pleucadeuciens.
At the census of 1999, the population was 1482. The commune had 1,804 inhabitants in 2017.[3]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Pleucadeuc is located in the natural region of the Landes de Lanvaux, 19 km (12 mi) south of Ploërmel, 31 km (19 mi) northeast of Vannes and 74 km (46 mi) west of Rennes.
Map
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Event
[edit | edit source]Pleucadeuc holds an annual festival on 15 August for pairs of twins and multiples called rassemblement "Deux et plus" ("the Two and more" gathering"). This festival started in 1994 and has become France's largest annual gathering of twins, with approximately 1,000 sets attending each year, and one of the largest such events in Europe.
See also
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- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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