Plouescat
Plouescat
Ploueskad | |
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Coordinates: 48°39′28″N 4°10′24″W / 48.6578°N 4.1733°WCoordinates: 48°39′28″N 4°10′24″W / 48.6578°N 4.1733°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Morlaix |
Canton | Saint-Pol-de-Léon |
Intercommunality | Haut-Léon Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Daniel Jacq |
Area 1 | 14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 3,471 |
• Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29185 /29430 |
Elevation | 0–56 m (0–184 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Plouescat (Breton: Ploueskad) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is a seaside resort, complete with a casino and a large camping and caravanning site, adjacent to its extensive beach of fine, powdery sand. The region is largely agricultural, specialising in artichokes, onions, cauliflowers and potatoes.
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In the centre of the village is Les Halles - a remarkable timber-framed market hall dating from the early 15th Century which has been classified by the French Ministry of Culture as a Monument historique since 1915.[2]
The route of a former railway line provided the foundation for a new road, called Le boulevard de l'Europe, which by-passes Plouescat on its southern side.
Population[]
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Inhabitants of Plouescat are called in French Plouescatais.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Breton language[]
In 2008, 17.02% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[5]
International relations[]
Plouescat is twinned with:
Braunton, England
See also[]
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Hortense Clémentine Tanvet Sculptor of war memorial
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Base Mérimée: IA00006409, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plouescat, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (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)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
- Communes of Finistère
- Seaside resorts in France
- Finistère geography stubs