Plouvara (French pronunciation: [pluvaʁa]; Breton: Plouvara) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor departmentof Brittany in northwestern France.
Plouvara
Plouvara | |
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 The menhir of Le Pré de Camet, in Plouvara | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Plouvara  | |
  Plouvara  Plouvara | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′28″N 2°54′51″W / 48.5078°N 2.9142°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Plélo |
| Intercommunality | Leff Armor Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Cyril Nicolas[1] |
Area 1 | 22.19 km2 (8.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,154 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22234 /22170 |
| Elevation | 114–213 m (374–699 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 909 | — |
| 1968 | 793 | −12.8% |
| 1975 | 780 | −1.6% |
| 1982 | 864 | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 933 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 912 | −2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,084 | +18.9% |
Inhabitants of Plouvara are called plouvaratins in French.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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