Plouvien (French pronunciation: [pluvjɛ̃]; Breton: Plouvien) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The journalist and writer Jean Bothorel was born in Plouvien on 12 May 1940.
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Location of Plouvien | |
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Coordinates: 48°31′49″N 4°27′06″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Brest |
Canton | Plabennec |
Intercommunality | Pays des Abers |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Oldani |
Area 1 | 33.70 km2 (13.01 sq mi) |
Population | 3,832 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29209 /29860 |
Elevation | 0–89 m (0–292 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Inhabitants of Plouvien are called in French Plouviennois.
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 24 May 2007.
In 2008, 7.54% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[2]
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