Ploubezre
Ploubezre
Ploubêr | |
|---|---|
 Château Kergrist, in Ploubezre | |
Location of Ploubezre  | |
  Ploubezre  Ploubezre | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′19″N 3°26′51″W / 48.7053°N 3.4475°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Plestin-les-Grèves |
| Intercommunality | Lannion-Trégor Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Gourhant[1] |
| Area 1 | 31.14 km2 (12.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,743 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22211 /22300 |
| Elevation | 3–114 m (9.8–374.0 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ploubezre (French pronunciation: [plubɛʁ] ⓘ; Breton: Ploubêr) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The village is twinned with the village of Llanbradach in Wales.
Population[edit]
Inhabitants of Ploubezre are called ploubezriens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,934 | — |
| 1975 | 2,196 | +1.83% |
| 1982 | 2,652 | +2.73% |
| 1990 | 2,709 | +0.27% |
| 1999 | 2,624 | −0.35% |
| 2007 | 2,955 | +1.50% |
| 2012 | 3,633 | +4.22% |
| 2017 | 3,600 | −0.18% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Breton language[edit]
In 2008, 6.45% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[4]
See also[edit]
- Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
- The Five Crosses, a Crucifix monument nearby
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ploubezre.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Official site
- Château de Kergrist
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