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Commune in Brittany, France
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Coordinates: 48°22′59″N 4°37′08″W / 48.3831°N 4.6189°W / 48.3831; -4.6189
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonBrest-3
IntercommunalityBrest Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Du Buit
Area33.14 km (12.80 sq mi)
Population13,473
 • Density410/km (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code29212 /29280
Elevation0–102 m (0–335 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plouzané (Breton: Plouzane) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

History

The shores south of Plouzané are in a strategic location for the defense of the Goulet de Brest strait and were fortified by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Defensive strongholds include Fort de Bertheaume, Fort du Mengant, and Fort du Dellec.

Population

Inhabitants of Plouzané are called Plouzanéens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,050—    
1800 2,325+1.81%
1806 2,242−0.60%
1821 2,175−0.20%
1831 2,209+0.16%
1836 2,341+1.17%
1841 2,353+0.10%
1846 2,370+0.14%
1851 2,312−0.49%
1856 1,977−3.08%
1861 2,264+2.75%
1866 2,240−0.21%
1872 2,229−0.08%
1876 2,293+0.71%
1881 2,255−0.33%
1886 2,326+0.62%
1891 2,299−0.23%
1896 2,267−0.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,424+1.35%
1906 2,401−0.19%
1911 2,399−0.02%
1921 2,132−1.17%
1926 2,206+0.68%
1931 2,104−0.94%
1936 2,166+0.58%
1946 2,075−0.43%
1954 2,172+0.57%
1962 2,026−0.87%
1968 3,002+6.77%
1975 5,167+8.07%
1982 8,845+7.98%
1990 11,400+3.22%
1999 12,045+0.61%
2007 11,745−0.31%
2012 12,005+0.44%
2017 12,822+1.33%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Breton language

In 2008, 4.09% of primary-school children attended Breton/French bilingual schools. The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 15 December 2008.

International relations

Plouzané has twinning arrangements with:

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plouzané, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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