Pluvigner
Pluvigner (Breton: Pleuwigner) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
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The town hall in Pluvigner | |
Coat of arms | |
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Coordinates: 47°46′00″N 3°01′00″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Pluvigner |
Intercommunality | Pays d'Auray |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Guigner Le Hénanff |
Area 1 | 82.83 km2 (31.98 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 7,543 |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56177 /56330 |
Elevation | 17–146 m (56–479 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Demographics
Inhabitants of Pluvigner are called in French Pluvignois.
At the 1999 census, the town had a population of 5,428. In 2007 the estimated population was 7,072.[2]
Town centre
At the centre of Pluvigner is L'Eglise St Guigner, near which two main squares form the principal shopping district. There are three bakeries, two butchers, clothes shops, a post office, a florist and three bars in the centre. A Super U and Lidl supermarket can be found on the outskirts. There is also a sports complex with football and rugby pitches, tennis courts and a gym.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on November the 9th of 2006.
In 2008, there was 9,66% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[3]
Twin towns
The town is twinned with Cahirciveen, County Kerry, Ireland
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Pluvigner website". Archived from the original on 2008-11-09. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- Association Bretagne-Irlande (in French)
- O’Sullivan, Kathy (June 9, 2005). "Women with a mission bring image of Kerry life to France". Irish Independent.
A COMPREHENSIVE pictorial representation of modern rural life in South West Kerry, currently on display in the library in Cahersiveen, will travel to France later this month to go on display in Pluvigner, Cahersiveen’s Breton twin.
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
- INSEE commune file
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pluvigner. |
- Official website (in French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Pluvigner (in French)