Plouescat

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Plouescat
Ploueskad
Commune
The sea shore near Plouescat
The sea shore near Plouescat
Coat of arms of Plouescat
Coat of arms
Location of Plouescat
Plouescat is located in France
Plouescat
Plouescat
Coordinates: 48°39′28″N 4°10′24″W / 48.6578°N 4.1733°W / 48.6578; -4.1733Coordinates: 48°39′28″N 4°10′24″W / 48.6578°N 4.1733°W / 48.6578; -4.1733
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonSaint-Pol-de-Léon
IntercommunalityHaut-Léon Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Daniel Jacq
Area
1
14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
3,471
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29185 /29430
Elevation0–56 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.

Les halles of Plouescat

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[]

Port de Porsguen

Inhabitants of Plouescat are called in French Plouescatais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,118—    
1800 2,124+0.04%
1806 2,407+2.11%
1821 2,396−0.03%
1831 3,017+2.33%
1836 3,238+1.42%
1841 3,314+0.47%
1846 3,467+0.91%
1851 3,180−1.71%
1856 3,003−1.14%
1861 3,082+0.52%
1866 3,176+0.60%
1872 3,095−0.43%
1876 3,167+0.58%
1881 3,148−0.12%
1886 3,069−0.51%
1891 2,983−0.57%
1896 3,095+0.74%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,145+0.32%
1906 3,382+1.46%
1911 3,526+0.84%
1921 3,582+0.16%
1926 3,866+1.54%
1931 4,002+0.69%
1936 4,137+0.67%
1946 4,224+0.21%
1954 4,131−0.28%
1962 4,042−0.27%
1968 4,003−0.16%
1975 4,008+0.02%
1982 3,935−0.26%
1990 3,689−0.80%
1999 3,660−0.09%
2007 3,778+0.40%
2012 3,600−0.96%
2017 3,446−0.87%
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:

  • United Kingdom Braunton, England

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Base Mérimée: IA00006409, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plouescat, EHESS. (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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