Ploudalmézeau

Ploudalmézeau

Gwitalmeze
Ploudalmézeau Gwitalmeze
Commune
	A view of the sea, at Portsall
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 48°32′28″N 4°39′22″W / 48.5411°N 4.6561°WCoordinates: 48°32′28″N 4°39′22″W / 48.5411°N 4.6561°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Plabennec
Intercommunality	Pays d'Iroise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marguerite Lamour
Area 1	23.18 km2 (8.95 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	6,292
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29178 /29830
Elevation	0–86 m (0–282 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ploudalmézeau (French pronunciation: [pludalmezo]; Breton: Gwitalmeze) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

The village and small port of Portsall is part of the commune. Portsall is known for the Amoco Cadiz oil spill.

International relations[]

It is twinned with Cullompton, Devon.

Population[]

Inhabitants of Ploudalmézeau are called in French Ploudalméziens.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,701	—
1800	2,906	+7.6%
1806	2,738	−5.8%
1821	2,881	+5.2%
1831	3,023	+4.9%
1836	3,085	+2.1%
1841	3,209	+4.0%
1846	3,234	+0.8%
1851	3,219	−0.5%
1856	3,220	+0.0%
1861	3,267	+1.5%
1866	3,252	−0.5%
1872	3,148	−3.2%
1876	3,341	+6.1%
1881	3,240	−3.0%
1886	3,205	−1.1%
1891	3,286	+2.5%
1896	3,305	+0.6%
1901	3,436	+4.0%
1906	3,465	+0.8%
1911	3,725	+7.5%
1921	3,977	+6.8%
1926	3,946	−0.8%
1931	3,867	−2.0%
1936	3,802	−1.7%
1946	4,142	+8.9%
1954	4,177	+0.8%
1962	4,190	+0.3%
1968	4,297	+2.6%
1975	4,464	+3.9%
1982	4,771	+6.9%
1990	4,874	+2.2%
1999	5,009	+2.8%
2008	6,070	+21.2%

Breton language[]

In 2008, 11.69% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.^[3]

Amoco Cadiz oil spill[]

Amoco Cadiz anchor in Portsall

On 16 March 1978, Amoco Cadiz, a very large crude carrier (VLCC), owned by Amoco, split in three after running aground on Portsall Rocks, 5 km (3.1 mi) from the coast of Portsall, resulting in the largest oil spill of its kind in history to that date.^[4]

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue (in French)
^ Auke Visser (26 August 2010). "Amoco Cadiz". International Super Tankers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2010.