Plestin-les-Grèves
Plestin-les-Grèves (Breton: Plistin) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France.
Plestin-les-Grèves
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Location of Plestin-les-Grèves 
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  Plestin-les-Grèves  Plestin-les-Grèves | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′28″N 3°37′47″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Plestin-les-Grèves |
| Intercommunality | Lannion Trégor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Jeffroy |
| Area 1 | 34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,591 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22194 /22310 |
| Elevation | 0–127 m (0–417 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Plestin-les-Grèves is situated on the north coast of Brittany, with a sailing club in Stefflam and Loquirec. There are a few riding schools. Plestin-les-Grèves is twinned with Launceston in Cornwall, United Kingdom
Population
Inhabitants of Plestin-les-Grèves are called in French plestinais.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on March 8, 2006.
In 2008, 29.64% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plestin-les-Grèves. |
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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