Plouharnel
Plouharnel (Breton: Plouharnel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Plouharnel
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 The Chapel of Our Lady of Flowers, in Plouharnel | |
Location of Plouharnel 
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| Coordinates: 47°35′56″N 3°06′41″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Quiberon |
| Intercommunality | Côte des Mégalithes |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Chantal Le Piouff-Le Bihan[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[2] | 2,160 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56168 /56340 |
| Elevation | 0–33 m (0–108 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demographics
Inhabitants of Plouharnel are called in French Plouharnelais.
Monuments
The Vieux Moulin stones.
Photograph by Zacharie Le Rouzic (1864-1939)
Photograph by Zacharie Le Rouzic (1864-1939)
The commune contains a number of megalithic monuments including those at Le Vieux-Moulin, comprising six stones weighing up to ten tons.[3]
See also
References
- "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Aubrey Burl, From Carnac to Callanish: The Prehistoric Stone Rows and Avenues of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany, Yale University Press, 1993 , p.1
External links
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- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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