Penvénan
Penvénan
Perwenan | |
|---|---|
 Notre-Dame du Port-Blanc | |
 Coat of arms | |
show Location of Penvénan | |
  Penvénan | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′44″N 3°17′37″W / 48.8122°N 3.2936°WCoordinates: 48°48′44″N 3°17′37″W / 48.8122°N 3.2936°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Tréguier |
| Intercommunality | Lannion-Trégor Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denise Prud'homm |
| Area 1 | 19.84 km2 (7.66 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 2,517 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22166 /22710 |
| Elevation | 0–92 m (0–302 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Penvénan (French pronunciation: [pɛnvenɑ̃] (
listen); Breton: Perwenan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2,465 | — |
| 1968 | 2,508 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 2,614 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 2,450 | −6.3% |
| 1990 | 2,489 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2,434 | −2.2% |
| 2008 | 2,617 | +7.5% |
Inhabitants of Penvénan are called penvénannais in French.
Buguélès and islands[]
The town itself is inland, but the commune is best known for coastal hamlets of Buguélès and Port-Blanc, popular tourist spots from the late 19th century, and formers homes of Anatole Le Braz and Théodore Botrel. Charles Lindbergh, Aldous Huxley and Alexis Carrel also lived there for periods. Lindbergh lived on the island of Île Illiec of Buguélès, which he owned. Buguélès is also the location of the annual Pardon of Saint Gildas, a significant religious festival, and of the "sunken" chapel of Notre-Dame. A group of islands are off the coast, notably the Isle of Saint Gildas, containing a chapel from the 9th century.
Breton language[]
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on January 16, 2007.
In 2008, 19.93% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links[]
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- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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