Plouarzel (French pronunciation: [pluaʁzɛl]; Breton: Plouarzhel) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Plouarzel
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Commune | |
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Location of Plouarzel | |
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Coordinates: 48°26′05″N 4°43′46″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Brest |
Canton | Saint-Renan |
Intercommunality | Pays d'Iroise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | André Talarmin[1] |
Area 1 | 42.83 km2 (16.54 sq mi) |
Population | 3,854 |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29177 /29810 |
Elevation | 0–139 m (0–456 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The westernmost point of continental France, the Pointe de Corsen, lies within the commune.
Inhabitants of Plouarzel are called in French Plouarzélistes.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 2,057 | — |
1968 | 1,915 | −6.9% |
1975 | 1,886 | −1.5% |
1982 | 2,003 | +6.2% |
1990 | 2,042 | +1.9% |
1999 | 2,458 | +20.4% |
2008 | 3,391 | +38.0% |
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 4 July 2005. In 2008, 9.71% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[3]
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