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Plouharnel (French pronunciation: ​[plu.aʁnɛl]; Breton: Plouharnel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Plouharnel are called in French Plouharnelais. There are two railway stations in the commune of Plouharnel, both on the Auray–Quiberon railway which is operated in summer only: Plouharnel-Carnac and Les Sables-Blancs. At Auray station connections to Paris and other places in France are offered.

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Commune
The Chapel of Our Lady of Flowers, in Plouharnel
Location of Plouharnel
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Coordinates: 47°35′56″N 3°06′41″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Quiberon
Intercommunality	Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chantal Le Piouff-Le Bihan[1]
Area 1	18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,214
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56168 /56340
Elevation	0–33 m (0–108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Monuments

The commune contains a number of megalithic monuments including those at Le Vieux-Moulin, comprising six stones weighing up to ten tons.[4]

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plouharnel.

• 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)

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