Plomeur
Plomeur (French pronunciation: [plɔmœʁ]; Breton: Ploveur) is a commune in the Bigouden region of Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Plomeur is situated between the larger communes of Penmarc'h to the South-West, Guilvinec and Treffiagat to the South, as well as Pont-l'Abbé to the East.
The beaches on the Baie d'Audierne are shared with the community of Tréguennec to the north and Pors-Carn (part of the commune of Penmarc'h) to the south.
The beach is divided by the Pointe de la Torche, a promontory and rocky granite outcropping as well as a prehistoric settlement and burial site registered as a historic monument.
Population
Inhabitants of Plomeur are called in French Plomeurois.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 1,916 | — |
1975 | 2,263 | +2.41% |
1982 | 2,852 | +3.36% |
1990 | 3,272 | +1.73% |
1999 | 3,203 | −0.24% |
2007 | 3,494 | +1.09% |
2012 | 3,833 | +1.87% |
2017 | 3,774 | −0.31% |
Source: INSEE |
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 28 April 2006.
In 2009, 30.71% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Staying in Plomeur
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