Plomeur

Plomeur (Breton: Ploveur) is a commune in the Bigouden region of Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Plomeur

Ploveur
Commune
The church and the calvary in Plomeur
Coat of arms
Location of Plomeur
Plomeur
Plomeur
Coordinates: 47°50′28″N 4°17′00″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonPlonéour-Lanvern
IntercommunalityPays Bigouden Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Ronan Crédou
Area
1
29.69 km2 (11.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,774
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29171 /29120
Elevation0–37 m (0–121 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on April 28, 2006.

In 2009, 30.71% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine


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