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Commune in Brittany, France
Penvénan Perwenan
Commune
Notre-Dame du Port-BlancNotre-Dame du Port-Blanc
Coat of arms of PenvénanCoat of arms
Location of Penvénan
Penvénan is located in FrancePenvénanPenvénanShow map of FrancePenvénan is located in BrittanyPenvénanPenvénanShow map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°48′44″N 3°17′37″W / 48.8122°N 3.2936°W / 48.8122; -3.2936
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementLannion
CantonTréguier
IntercommunalityLannion-Trégor Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Denise Prud'homm
Area19.84 km (7.66 sq mi)
Population2,511
 • Density130/km (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code22166 /22710
Elevation0–92 m (0–302 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Penvénan (French pronunciation: [pɛnvenɑ̃] ; Breton: Perwenan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Penvénan are called penvénannais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,508—    
1975 2,614+0.59%
1982 2,450−0.92%
1990 2,489+0.20%
1999 2,434−0.25%
2007 2,580+0.73%
2012 2,589+0.07%
2017 2,538−0.40%
Source: INSEE

Buguélès and islands

The town itself is inland, but the commune is best known for coastal hamlets of Buguélès and Port-Blanc, popular tourist spots from the late 19th century, and formers homes of Anatole Le Braz and Théodore Botrel. Charles Lindbergh, Aldous Huxley and Alexis Carrel also lived there for periods. Lindbergh lived on the island of Île Illiec of Buguélès, which he owned. Buguélès is also the location of the annual Pardon of Saint Gildas, a significant religious festival, and of the "sunken" chapel of Notre-Dame. A group of islands are off the coast, notably the Isle of Saint Gildas, containing a chapel from the 9th century.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 16 January 2007.

In 2008, 19.93% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department


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