Plovan (French pronunciation: ​[plɔvɑ̃]; Breton: Plovan) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Plovan Plovan
Commune
A distant view of Plovan, from the tidal marshes of the Bay of Audierne.
Coat of arms
Location of Plovan
Plovan Show map of France Plovan Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 47°55′00″N 4°21′41″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Plonéour-Lanvern
Intercommunality	Haut-Pays Bigouden
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Andro[1]
Area 1	15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	681
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29214 /29720
Elevation	0–85 m (0–279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Plovan are called in French Plovanais.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plovan.

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

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