Pleucadeuc (French pronunciation: [pløkadœk]; Breton: Plegadeg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Pleucadeuc
Plegadeg | |
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 The town hall in Pleucadeuc | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pleucadeuc  | |
  Pleucadeuc  Pleucadeuc | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′35″N 2°22′29″W / 47.7597°N 2.3747°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Moréac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Launay[1] |
Area 1 | 34.56 km2 (13.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,835 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56159 /56140 |
| Elevation | 7–99 m (23–325 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The name comes from the Breton word Plou and the name Cadoc, a Breton saint, meaning Parish of Cadoc. Numerous megaliths are to be found around the commune.
Demographics
editInhabitants of Pleucadeuc are called in French Pleucadeuciens.
At the census of 1999, the population was 1482. The commune had 1,804 inhabitants in 2017.[4]
Geography
editPleucadeuc is located in the natural region of the Landes de Lanvaux, 19 km (12 mi) south of Ploërmel, 31 km (19 mi) northeast of Vannes and 74 km (46 mi) west of Rennes.
Map
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Event
editPleucadeuc holds an annual festival on 15 August for pairs of twins and multiples called rassemblement "Deux et plus" ("the Two and more" gathering"). This festival started in 1994 and has become France's largest annual gathering of twins, with approximately 1,000 sets attending each year, and one of the largest such events in Europe.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- 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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