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Ploeren (French pronunciation: ​[pleʁɛ̃]; Breton: Ploveren) is a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

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Commune
The stone arch at the entrance to Ploeren
Coat of arms
Location of Ploeren
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Coordinates: 47°39′25″N 2°51′54″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Vannes-2
Intercommunality	Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilbert Lorho[1]
Area 1	20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	6,635
• Density	320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56164 /56880
Elevation	3–58 m (9.8–190.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

It is situated on the main express road RN165 from Nantes to Brest, adjoining the city of Vannes by the west. The village is very close to the Golfe du Morbihan, and is surrounded by Plougoumelen, Arradon, Baden and Vannes.

Ploeren's territory is 20.44 km², and there were 6,284 inhabitants in 2013.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,031	—
1975	1,584	+6.33%
1982	2,114	+4.21%
1990	2,709	+3.15%
1999	3,974	+4.35%
2007	5,661	+4.52%
2012	6,111	+1.54%
2017	6,575	+1.47%
Source: INSEE[4]

Monuments

There are a few monuments, like the Saint-Martin church, and, more surprisingly, a replica of the Statue of Liberty, visible from the main road.

There is also the Triskell, a cultural center with a library, a theater and a lot of space to organize events at the heart of the village.

To organize bigger events, one can find the multipurpose hall named the Spi, surrounded by 2 football fields, tennis courts and another hall.

Education

There are 2 primary schools: Georges-Brassens, a public school, and Ker Anna, a private school.

In 2013, 54 primary school students learned Breton (roughly 10% of primary school students).

Administration

The former mayor, Corentin Hilly, invented a new type of traffic lane named “Voie 2M”, which consists in two separate lanes; the first one is a normal road for engine vehicles, and the second one is for all ways of moving without an engine, like riding a bicycle or walking.

The current mayor is Gilbert Lorho who was elected in 2014.

Twin towns

Ploeren is paired with: Samtgemeinde Land Wursten (Germany)

People

Ploeren was the birthplace of:

• Mathieu Berson (born 1980), footballer

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department
• Veneti (Gaul)

References

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Ploeren

Ploeren (bretonisch Ploveren) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 6635 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Morbihan in der Region Bretagne. Die Gemeinde gehört zum Kanton Vannes-2 im Arrondissement Vannes. Ihre Einwohner werden Ploerenios genannt.

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- [en] Ploeren

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[ru] Плерен (Морбиан)

Плерен (фр. Ploeren) — коммуна на северо-западе Франции, находится в регионе Бретань, департамент Морбиан, округ Ван, кантон Ван-2. Пригород Вана, примыкает к нему с запада. Через территорию коммуны проходит национальная автомагистраль N165.

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