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Plouzané

Plouzané (Breton: Plouzane) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Plouzané
Plouzane
Location of Plouzané
Plouzané
Plouzané
Coordinates: 48°22′59″N 4°37′08″W / 48.3831°N 4.6189°W / 48.3831; -4.6189
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonBrest-3
IntercommunalityBrest Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Du Buit[1]
Area
1
33.14 km2 (12.80 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
13,558
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29212 /29280
Elevation0–102 m (0–335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History edit

The shores south of Plouzané are in a strategic location for the defense of the Goulet de Brest strait and were fortified by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Defensive strongholds include Fort de Bertheaume, Fort du Mengant, and Fort du Dellec.

Population edit

Inhabitants of Plouzané are called Plouzanéens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,050—    
1800 2,325+1.81%
1806 2,242−0.60%
1821 2,175−0.20%
1831 2,209+0.16%
1836 2,341+1.17%
1841 2,353+0.10%
1846 2,370+0.14%
1851 2,312−0.49%
1856 1,977−3.08%
1861 2,264+2.75%
1866 2,240−0.21%
1872 2,229−0.08%
1876 2,293+0.71%
1881 2,255−0.33%
1886 2,326+0.62%
1891 2,299−0.23%
1896 2,267−0.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,424+1.35%
1906 2,401−0.19%
1911 2,399−0.02%
1921 2,132−1.17%
1926 2,206+0.68%
1931 2,104−0.94%
1936 2,166+0.58%
1946 2,075−0.43%
1954 2,172+0.57%
1962 2,026−0.87%
1968 3,002+6.77%
1975 5,167+8.07%
1982 8,845+7.98%
1990 11,400+3.22%
1999 12,045+0.61%
2007 11,745−0.31%
2012 12,005+0.44%
2017 12,822+1.33%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Breton language edit

In 2008, 4.09% of primary-school children attended Breton/French bilingual schools.[5] The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 15 December 2008.

International relations edit

Plouzané has twinning arrangements with:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plouzané, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links edit

  • Official 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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