Pleudihen-sur-Rance
Pleudihen-sur-Rance
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Coat of arms of Pleudihen-sur-Rance Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Dinan |
| Canton | Lanvallay |
| Intercommunality | Dinan Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | David Boixière[1] |
Area 1 | 24.55 km2 (9.48 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22197 /22690 |
| Elevation | 0–63 m (0–207 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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Pleudihen-sur-Rance (French pronunciation: [plødi.ɛ̃ syʁ ʁɑ̃s], literally Pleudihen on Rance; Breton: Pleudehen) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
It is known for the production of apples and Breton champagne (cider).
During the latter half of the 18th century, the town took in a large share of 2,000 Acadians who were deported to France against their will.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Located only a couple of miles from the Rance, Pleudihen-sur-Rance is accessible via the D29 that goes to La Vicomté-sur-Rance to the south (4 miles) and Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine (8 miles) to the north.
Population
[edit | edit source]Inhabitants of Pleudihen-sur-Rance are called pleudihennais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,318 | — |
| 1975 | 2,351 | +0.20% |
| 1982 | 2,461 | +0.66% |
| 1990 | 2,495 | +0.17% |
| 1999 | 2,516 | +0.09% |
| 2007 | 2,746 | +1.10% |
| 2012 | 2,809 | +0.45% |
| 2017 | 2,909 | +0.70% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
Attractions
[edit | edit source]The Musée de la Pomme et du Cidre (The Apple and Cider Museum), located in a farmhouse within town, is a prominent attraction, displaying various types of apple trees, production methods, and offers cider tasting.
Partnership
[edit | edit source]Pleudihen-sur-Rance maintains a town partnership with the German community of Herschbach in the Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 9 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
External links
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