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Plaudren Plaodren |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Grand Champ | |
| Community association | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 47 ′ N , 2 ° 41 ′ W | |
| height | 42-154 m | |
| surface | 41.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,946 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56420 | |
| INSEE code | 56157 | |
| Website | http://www.plaudren.fr/accueil_plaudren | |
 The village church of Saint-Bily in Plaudren |
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Plaudren ( Breton : Plaodren ) is a French municipality with 1,946 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .
geography
Plaudren is located in the center of the Morbihan department. Neighboring municipalities are Plumelec in the northeast, Trédion in the east, Elven in the southeast, Monterblanc in the south, Locqueltas in the west and Saint-Jean-Brévelay in the northwest.
The place is away from roads for national traffic. The main road links nearby are the D767 (to the west), the N24 (to the north) and the N166 (to the southeast).
The most important waters are the rivers Arz , Claie and Loc'h , as well as the brooks Kergolher , Luhan and Rodulboden . The municipal boundary partially runs along these watercourses.
Population development
| 1793 | 1851 | 1911 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 2102 | 2403 | 1894 | 1503 | 1428 | 1315 | 1275 | 1423 | 1440 | 1448 | 1622 | 1685 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Bily village church (neo-Romanesque) from 1896, with a calvary from the 16th and 17th centuries
- Castle Château du NEDO 18th century
- Manor houses in Kergohler (15th and 16th centuries), Kerscouble (Kerscoup; 15th century), Kervasy (Kervazy; 15th and 16th centuries), L'Hôpital (from the Middle Ages) and Penvern (15th century)
- Saint-Bily chapel in the hamlet of the same name
- Chapel in Kergohler from 1687
- Chapel in Chaupas from the 19th century
- Calvary by Le Hayo from 1890
- Former rectory on route du Croiseau
- Old houses from the early 17th century in Le Nabo
- Watermills in Clidan, Kervessac, Morio and Nédo
- Windmills in L'Hermitage and Morboulo
- Remains from pre-Christian and Roman times (menhir of La Croix-Peinte, dolmen of Men-Gouarec , Roman camp of Kerfloch)
- The menhir Quenouille de Gargantua stands in the forest near La Croix Peinte, west, near the road D126 north of Plaudren.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 345-349.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sights of the community ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
