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Plouescat (Breton: Ploueskad) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is a seaside resort, complete with a casino and a large camping and caravanning site, adjacent to its extensive beach of fine, powdery sand. The region is largely agricultural, specialising in artichokes, onions, cauliflowers and potatoes.

Plouescat Ploueskad
Commune
The sea shore near Plouescat
Coat of arms
Location of Plouescat
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Coordinates: 48°39′28″N 4°10′24″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Intercommunality	Haut-Léon Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eric Le Bour[1]
Area 1	14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	3,497
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29185 /29430
Elevation	0–56 m (0–184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In the centre of the village is Les Halles - a remarkable timber-framed market hall dating from the early 15th Century which has been classified by the French Ministry of Culture as a Monument historique since 1915.[3]

The route of a former railway line provided the foundation for a new road, called Le boulevard de l'Europe, which by-passes Plouescat on its southern side.

Population

Inhabitants of Plouescat are called in French Plouescatais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,118 —     1800 2,124 +0.04% 1806 2,407 +2.11% 1821 2,396 −0.03% 1831 3,017 +2.33% 1836 3,238 +1.42% 1841 3,314 +0.47% 1846 3,467 +0.91% 1851 3,180 −1.71% 1856 3,003 −1.14% 1861 3,082 +0.52% 1866 3,176 +0.60% 1872 3,095 −0.43% 1876 3,167 +0.58% 1881 3,148 −0.12% 1886 3,069 −0.51% 1891 2,983 −0.57% 1896 3,095 +0.74%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,145 +0.32% 1906 3,382 +1.46% 1911 3,526 +0.84% 1921 3,582 +0.16% 1926 3,866 +1.54% 1931 4,002 +0.69% 1936 4,137 +0.67% 1946 4,224 +0.21% 1954 4,131 −0.28% 1962 4,042 −0.27% 1968 4,003 −0.16% 1975 4,008 +0.02% 1982 3,935 −0.26% 1990 3,689 −0.80% 1999 3,660 −0.09% 2007 3,778 +0.40% 2012 3,600 −0.96% 2017 3,446 −0.87%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Breton language

In 2008, 17.02% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[6]

International relations

Plouescat is twinned with:

• Braunton, England

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Hortense Clémentine Tanvet Sculptor of war memorial

References

External links

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

На других языках

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[de] Plouescat

Plouescat [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}pluɛskat] (bretonisch Ploueskad) ist eine Gemeinde mit 3497 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Finistère in der Bretagne in Frankreich. Plouescat gehört zum Kanton Saint-Pol-de-Léon.

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[ru] Плуэскат

Плуэскат (фр. Plouescat) — коммуна на северо-западе Франции, находится в регионе Бретань, департамент Финистер, округ Морле, кантон Сен-Поль-де-Леон. Расположена на побережье Ла-Манша, в 43 км к северо-востоку от Бреста и в 34 км к западу от Морле, в 19 км от национальной автомагистрали N12. Морской курорт.

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