Pleugriffet

Pleugriffet (French pronunciation: [pløɡʁifɛt]; Breton: Ploueg-Grifed) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Pleugriffet are called in French Pleugriffetois.

Pleugriffet Ploueg-Grifed
Commune
The parish church
Coat of arms
Location of Pleugriffet
Pleugriffet Pleugriffet
Coordinates: 47°59′25″N 2°41′04″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Grand-Champ
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Lecuyer
Area 1	38.49 km2 (14.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,286
• Density	33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56160 /56120
Elevation	40–129 m (131–423 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,488 —     1800 1,439 −0.48% 1806 1,564 +1.40% 1821 1,531 −0.14% 1831 1,730 +1.23% 1836 1,629 −1.20% 1841 1,600 −0.36% 1846 1,663 +0.78% 1851 1,618 −0.55% 1856 1,627 +0.11% 1861 1,629 +0.02% 1866 1,688 +0.71% 1872 1,631 −0.57% 1876 1,638 +0.11% 1881 1,667 +0.35% 1886 1,794 +1.48% 1891 1,875 +0.89% 1896 1,972 +1.01%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,006 +0.34% 1906 1,992 −0.14% 1911 2,005 +0.13% 1921 1,766 −1.26% 1926 1,790 +0.27% 1931 1,851 +0.67% 1936 1,774 −0.85% 1946 1,734 −0.23% 1954 1,625 −0.81% 1962 1,589 −0.28% 1968 1,528 −0.65% 1975 1,358 −1.67% 1982 1,198 −1.77% 1990 1,105 −1.01% 1999 1,124 +0.19% 2009 1,204 +0.69% 2014 1,209 +0.08% 2020 1,292 +1.11%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2020)

Geography

Pleugriffet is located 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Ploërmel, 23 km (14 mi) southeast of Pontivy and 36 km (22 mi) north of Vannes. The village belongs to upper Brittany. The commune is border by river Oust to the east. Apart from the village centre there are many hamlets in the commune.

Map

Topographic map

History

From 1954, the present church was rebuilt following the plans of the architect Caubert. The church was consecrated on 12 August 1956 by bishop Eugène Le Bellec. It is a Neo-Byzantine style concrete building. It was built on the site of the old Romanesque church that it replaces.

The old Romanesque church, now demolished.

The village at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Gallery

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  The cross of Landoma, in Pleugriffet

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

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