Plovan (French pronunciation: [plɔvɑ̃]; Breton: Plovan) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Plovan
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 A distant view of Plovan, from the tidal marshes of the Bay of Audierne. | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Plovan  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°55′00″N 4°21′41″W / 47.9167°N 4.3614°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Plonéour-Lanvern |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Pays Bigouden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Andro[1] |
Area 1 | 15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 682 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29214 /29720 |
| Elevation | 0–85 m (0–279 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editInhabitants of Plovan are called in French Plovanais.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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