Ploubazlanec
Ploubazlanec (Breton: Plaeraneg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Ploubazlanec
Plaeraneg | |
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 The church of Ploubazlanec | |
Location of Ploubazlanec 
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  Ploubazlanec  Ploubazlanec | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′05″N 3°01′56″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Paimpol |
| Intercommunality | Paimpol-Goëlo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Danielle Brezellec |
| Area 1 | 15.04 km2 (5.81 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,014 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22210 /22620 |
| Elevation | 0–72 m (0–236 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Historically its economy relied on fishing. Fishermen in the 19th century and early 20th century went to Iceland aboard sailing ships called goelettes.
The name Ploubazlanec is typically Breton, "plou" meaning "land of". The name changed from Pleraneg, which still can be seen on road signs.
Ploubazlanec is the embarkation point for boats to the Île-de-Bréhat.
The place was made famous by the French novel by Pierre Loti, Pêcheur d'Islande, situated in Ploubazlanec.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 3,724 | — |
| 1968 | 3,500 | −6.0% |
| 1975 | 3,358 | −4.1% |
| 1982 | 3,653 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 3,725 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 3,321 | −10.8% |
| 2008 | 3,238 | −2.5% |
Inhabitants of Ploubazlanec are called ploubazlanecains in French.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ploubazlanec. |
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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