Plestin-les-Grèves

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Plestin-les-Grèves
Plistin
Plestin-les-Grèves coat of arms
Plestin-les-Grèves (France)
Plestin-les-Grèves
region Brittany
Department Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Lannion
Canton Plestin-les-Grèves (main town)
Community association Lannion-Trégor Communauté
Coordinates 48 ° 39 ′  N , 3 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 39 ′  N , 3 ° 38 ′  W
height 0-127 m
surface 34.52 km 2
Residents 3,591 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 104 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 22310
INSEE code
Website http://www.plestinlesgreves.com

Town hall of the municipality

Plestin-les-Greves (Breton: Plistin ) is a commune with 3591 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Lannion and the canton of Plestin-les-Grèves , of which it is the capital.

geography

Plestin-les-Greves is the westernmost municipality in the Côtes-d'Armor department. It is located on the English Channel coast, in the Baie de Lannion , around 150 kilometers northwest of Rennes and 70 kilometers northeast of Brest . Plestin-les-Grèves lies with its northern part on a peninsula, which is surrounded in the west by the bay of Locquirec and in the east by the bay of Grève de Saint Michel . Beyond the Baie de Locquirec is the town of Locquirec , beyond the Grève de Saint Michel is the town of Saint-Michel-en-Grève . In the west, the municipality borders on the neighboring Finistère department . The community center of Plestin-les-Grèves itself is about three kilometers from the coastline.

Immediate neighboring communities in the southern part are:

At the southwestern municipal boundary, the Douron river flows into the deeply cut bay of Baie de Locquirec , and the Yar river runs along the eastern municipal boundary and flows into the Grève de Saint Michel bay . The middle section is drained by the Dour Meur brook .

Transport links

The community is only accessed from the D786 département road, which leads from Morlaix to Lannion .

history

In February 2016, Plestin-les-Grèves 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 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010
Residents 2,912 3,018 3,222 3,237 3,417 3,569 3,616

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Plestin-les-Grèves

  • The municipality has a large number of buildings that are registered as Monument historique , such as:
    • Église Saint Efflam , 15th century church - Monument historique
  • The valley of the river Douron is registered as a Natura 2000 reserve under number FR5300004.

Community partnerships

An official partnership with Niederschönenfeld in Bavaria has existed since 1997 . The relationship began in 1975 with youth exchange trips.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 916-921.

Web links

Commons : Plestin-les-Grèves  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Entry No. 22194 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. Église Saint Efflam in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)