Plescop
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Plescop Ploeskob |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Vannes-2 | |
| Community association | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 42 ′ N , 2 ° 48 ′ W | |
| height | 17-67 m | |
| surface | 23.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,854 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 251 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56890 | |
| INSEE code | 56158 | |
| Website | http://www.plescop.fr/ | |
 Notre-Dame chapel of Lézurgan with menhir |
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Plescop ( Breton Ploeskob ) is a French municipality with 5854 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the canton of Vannes-2 in the arrondissement of Vannes . The inhabitants are called Plescopais (es) .
geography
Pleskop is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Grand-Champ in the north, Meucon in the northeast, Saint-Avé in the east, Vannes in the southeast, Ploeren in the south and southwest, Plougoumelen in the southwest and Plumergat in the west.
history
The place was to be classified according to the name as an early bishop's residence (from Greek episkopos - bishop).
In February 2016, Plescop was one of 13 municipalities that belonged to level 3 of the Charter Ya d'ar brezhoneg for the promotion of the Breton language.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1089 | 1209 | 1857 | 2678 | 2966 | 3671 | 4631 | 4815 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Plescop
- Saint-Pierre church
- Saint-Amon chapel
- Saint-Barthelemy Chapel
- Notre-Dame de Lézurgan chapel, monument historique since 1951 , built for Bishop Yves von Vannes between 1444 and 1475
Community partnerships
Plescop has had a partnership with the Romanian municipality of Castelu since 1998 .
Personalities
- Charles Le Quintrec (1926–2008), literary critic and poet
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 349-351.
