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

Plougrescant
Plougouskant
Castel Meur house on the Pointe du Château
Castel Meur house on the Pointe du Château
Location of Plougrescant
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Plougrescant is located in France
Plougrescant
Plougrescant
Plougrescant is located in Brittany
Plougrescant
Plougrescant
Coordinates: 48°50′27″N 3°13′38″W / 48.8408°N 3.2272°W / 48.8408; -3.2272
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementLannion
CantonTréguier
IntercommunalityLannion-Trégor Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne-Françoise Piédallu[1]
Area
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15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,153
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22218 /22820
Elevation0–72 m (0–236 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,735—    
19681,644−5.2%
19751,557−5.3%
19821,556−0.1%
19901,471−5.5%
19991,402−4.7%
20081,348−3.9%
20131,252−7.1%
20181,166−6.9%

Inhabitants of Plougrescant are called plougrescantais in French.

Sights

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  • The Saint-Gonéry chapel and its cross including a pulpit, listed as a historical monument.
  • The Saint-Gonéry fountain, listed as a historical monument.
  • The parish church of Saint-Pierre
  • The chapel of Kéralio, listed as a historical monument
  • The small house of the abyss located between two rocks in Castel Meur, whose postcard has gone around the world. Built in 1861, it now belongs to the descendants of the first owner. Any commercial representation of this house is prohibited.
  • The Protestant temple of Plougrescant, built in 1902
  • The Gouffre where dolerite veins can be observed intercalated in the local rock, the microgranodiorite of Pleubian.
  • La Pointe du Château (br) where the quartz diorite outcrops (also called Castel Meur diorite)
  • The island of Pors Scaff, made up of the Ile aux Pins and the Ile Yvinec.
  • The beaches of Gouermel, Pors-hir, Pors scaff, etc.

See also

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References

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  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.
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