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Plouarzel
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Saint-Renan |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Iroise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Talarmin[1] |
Area 1 | 42.83 km2 (16.54 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29177 /29810 |
| Elevation | 0–139 m (0–456 ft) |
| Website | plouarzel |
| 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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Plouarzel (French pronunciation: [pluaʁzɛl]; Breton: Plouarzhel) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
The westernmost point of continental France, the Pointe de Corsen, lies within the commune.
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Oystercatchers
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Lighthouse Trézien
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Hiking trail
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Population
[edit | edit source]Inhabitants of Plouarzel are called in French Plouarzélistes.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,915 | — |
| 1975 | 1,886 | −0.22% |
| 1982 | 2,003 | +0.86% |
| 1990 | 2,042 | +0.24% |
| 1999 | 2,458 | +2.08% |
| 2007 | 3,278 | +3.66% |
| 2012 | 3,723 | +2.58% |
| 2017 | 3,715 | −0.04% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
Breton language
[edit | edit source]The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 4 July 2005. In 2008, 9.71% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in French)
- Tourism Office website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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