Pleudihen-sur-Rance

Pleudihen-sur-Rance
Pleudihen-sur-Rance ; Pleudehen
	Commune
	Train station
	Coat of arms
	Location of Pleudihen-sur-Rance
	Pleudihen-sur-Rance Pleudihen-sur-Rance
	Coordinates: 48°30′42″N 1°57′02″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Lanvallay
Intercommunality	Dinan
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Michel Vaspart
Area 1	24.55 km2 (9.48 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	2,909
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22197 /22690
Elevation	0–63 m (0–207 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pleudihen-sur-Rance (Breton: Pleudehen) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

It is known for the production of apples and Breton champagne (cider).

During the latter half of the 18th century, the town took in a large share of 2,000 Acadians who were deported to France against their will.

Geography

Located only a couple of miles from the Rance, Pleudihen-sur-Rance is accessible via the D29 that goes to La Vicomté-sur-Rance to the south (4 miles) and Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine (8 miles) to the north.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,056	—
1968	2,318	+12.7%
1975	2,351	+1.4%
1982	2,461	+4.7%
1990	2,495	+1.4%
1999	2,516	+0.8%
2008	2,775	+10.3%

Inhabitants of Pleudihen-sur-Rance are called pleudihennais in French.

Attractions

The Musée de la Pomme et du Cidre (The Apple and Cider Museum), located in a farmhouse within town, is a prominent attraction, displaying various types of apple trees, production methods, and offers cider tasting.

Partnership

Pleudihen-sur-Rance maintains a town partnership with the German community of Herschbach in the Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate.

References

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.