Plouzané

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

Plouzané

Plouzane
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Plouzané
Plouzané
Plouzané
Coordinates: 48°22′59″N 4°37′08″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonBrest-3
IntercommunalityBrest Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Bernard Rioual
Area
1
33.14 km2 (12.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
12,822
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29212 /29280
Elevation0–102 m (0–335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.±%
1793 2,050—    
1800 2,325+13.4%
1806 2,242−3.6%
1821 2,175−3.0%
1831 2,209+1.6%
1836 2,341+6.0%
1841 2,353+0.5%
1846 2,370+0.7%
1851 2,312−2.4%
1856 1,977−14.5%
1861 2,264+14.5%
1866 2,240−1.1%
YearPop.±%
1872 2,229−0.5%
1876 2,293+2.9%
1881 2,255−1.7%
1886 2,326+3.1%
1891 2,299−1.2%
1896 2,267−1.4%
1901 2,424+6.9%
1906 2,401−0.9%
1911 2,399−0.1%
1921 2,132−11.1%
1926 2,206+3.5%
1931 2,104−4.6%
YearPop.±%
1936 2,166+2.9%
1946 2,075−4.2%
1954 2,172+4.7%
1962 2,026−6.7%
1968 3,002+48.2%
1975 5,167+72.1%
1982 8,845+71.2%
1990 11,400+28.9%
1999 12,054+5.7%
2008 11,662−3.3%
2011 11,928+2.3%
2016 12,763+7.0%

Breton language

In 2008, 4.09% of primary-school children attended Breton/French bilingual schools.[2] The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 15 December 2008.

International relations

Plouzané has twinning arrangements with:

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gollark: One evil idea I had relating to that was to spoof GPS for specific IDs, so you could subtly mess up their location finding.
gollark: I use that for my WyattTracker system.
gollark: You can *associate* IDs with locations if you have 4 modems and a computer listening to GPS.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue


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