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Ploemeur

Commune in Brittany, France
Ploemeur
Plañvour
The town hall in Ploemeur
The town hall in Ploemeur
Location of Ploemeur
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Coordinates: 47°44′14′′N 3°25′34′′W / 47.7372°N 3.4261°W / 47.7372; -3.4261
CountryFrance
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Ploemeur
Intercommunality Lorient Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Ronan Loas[1]
Area
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39.72 km2 (15.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
18,873
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56162 /56270
Elevation−1–55 m (−3.3–180.4 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ploemeur (French pronunciation: [plømœʁ] ; Breton: Plañvour), sometimes written instead as Plœmeur, is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a western suburb of Lorient.

Population

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The inhabitants are called the Ploemeurois. The municipality launched a linguistic plan to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 18 April 2006.

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,089—    
1975 9,565+4.37%
1982 13,455+5.00%
1990 17,637+3.44%
1999 18,304+0.41%
2007 18,509+0.14%
2012 17,875−0.69%
2017 17,853−0.02%
Source: INSEE[3]

Etymology

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The current name of the city of Ploemeur comes from the old Breton Plo Meur meaning "Big Parish".

Geography

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Ploemeur is close to Lorient (Breton: An Oriant), a sub-prefecture of Morbihan.

Photographs of the Port of Lomener

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People

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International relations

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Ploemeur is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Infoveriti (2011). "KOMITET MIAST BLIŹNIACZYCH NOWA DĘBA - FERMOY - PLOEMEUR - KRS - InfoVeriti". infoveriti.pl. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  5. ^ Nowa Dęba City Council (2011). "Oficjalna strona Miasta i Gminy Nowa Dęba / Organizacje pozarządowe". nowadeba.pl. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
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