Plélauff (French pronunciation: [plelof]; Breton: Pellann) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Plélauff
Pellann
The chapel of Notre-Dame de la Croix, in Plélauff
The chapel of Notre-Dame de la Croix, in Plélauff
Location of Plélauff
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Plélauff is located in France
Plélauff
Plélauff
Plélauff is located in Brittany
Plélauff
Plélauff
Coordinates: 48°12′26″N 3°12′30″W / 48.2072°N 3.2083°W / 48.2072; -3.2083
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonRostrenen
IntercommunalityKreiz-Breizh
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Rohou[1]
Area
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25.51 km2 (9.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
657
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22181 /22570
Elevation123–273 m (404–896 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toponym

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Like for other cities like Guiscriff, Plogoff or the surnames Le Hénaff, Heussaff or Gourcuff, the digraph -ff was introduced by Middle Ages' authors to indicate a nasalized vowel.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,191—    
1800 1,101−1.12%
1806 1,249+2.12%
1821 1,143−0.59%
1831 1,362+1.77%
1836 1,358−0.06%
1841 1,300−0.87%
1846 1,440+2.07%
1851 1,448+0.11%
1856 1,290−2.28%
1861 1,275−0.23%
1866 1,578+4.36%
1872 1,257−3.72%
1876 1,286+0.57%
1881 1,382+1.45%
1886 1,430+0.69%
1891 1,490+0.83%
1896 1,554+0.84%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,520−0.44%
1906 1,530+0.13%
1911 1,596+0.85%
1921 1,623+0.17%
1926 1,636+0.16%
1931 1,545−1.14%
1936 1,406−1.87%
1946 1,190−1.65%
1954 1,049−1.56%
1962957−1.14%
1968842−2.11%
1975741−1.81%
1982695−0.91%
1990679−0.29%
1999689+0.16%
2008693+0.06%
2019629−0.88%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2019)[4]

Inhabitants of Plélauff are called plélauffiens in French.

Topographic map

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plélauff, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ [], INSEE
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