Plestin-les-Grèves
Plestin-les-Grèves
Plistin | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Plestin-les-Grèves  | |
  Plestin-les-Grèves  Plestin-les-Grèves | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′28″N 3°37′47″W / 48.6578°N 3.6297°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Plestin-les-Grèves |
| Intercommunality | Lannion-Trégor Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Jeffroy[1] |
| Area 1 | 34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,635 |
| • Density | 110/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 (French pronunciation: [plɛstɛ̃ le ɡʁɛv]; Breton: Plistin) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France.
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[edit]
Inhabitants of Plestin-les-Grèves are called in French plestinais.
See also[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,912 | — |
| 1975 | 3,018 | +0.51% |
| 1982 | 3,222 | +0.94% |
| 1990 | 3,237 | +0.06% |
| 1999 | 3,415 | +0.60% |
| 2007 | 3,701 | +1.01% |
| 2012 | 3,660 | −0.22% |
| 2017 | 3,591 | −0.38% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Breton language[edit]
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 8 March 2006.
In 2008, 29.64% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links[edit]
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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