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
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The chapel of Saint Sébastien | |
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Coordinates: 48°39′28″N 3°37′47″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 |
Area 1 | 34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi) |
Population | 3,620 |
• Density | 100/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 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
Inhabitants of Plestin-les-Grèves are called in French plestinais.
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.[2]
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