Pleubian
Pleubian Pleuvihan |
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
Arrondissement | Lannion | |
Canton | Tréguier | |
Community association | Lannion-Trégor Communauté | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 51 ′ N , 3 ° 8 ′ W | |
height | 0-59 m | |
surface | 20.10 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,322 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 116 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 22610 | |
INSEE code | 22195 | |
Website | http://www.mairie-pleubian.fr/ | |
Pleubian Town Hall |
Pleubian ( Breton Pleuvihan ) is a commune with 2,322 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany . It is part of the Lannion arrondissement and the canton of Tréguier . The residents refer to themselves as pleubiannais (es) .
geography
Pleubian is east of the Côte de Granit Rose in the far north of Brittany on the English Channel . Pleubian is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lanmodez in the east, Pleumeur-Gautier in the south and Kerbors in the west.
In the north-east of the municipality in the English Channel lies the headland Sillon de Talbert , which is 3.2 km long and an average of only 35 m wide. It is made of stone and pebbles and was created by the opposing currents of the Trieux and Jaudy rivers . Since 2006 it has been protected as a nature reserve.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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Residents | 3523 | 3533 | 3401 | 3293 | 2963 | 2691 | 2532 | 2453 |
Attractions
- 19th century Saint-Georges church
- Church Notre-Dame de l'Armor , 1932 built
- Calvaire from the 15th century, monument historique since 1907
- Les Héaux de Bréhat lighthouse (47 meters), 17th century
- Row of stones from Poul-ar-Varquez northeast of Pleubian.
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Pleubian
Personalities
- Erwan Berthou (1861–1933), writer
- Henri Arnaud (1891–1956), track and field athlete
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 588-593.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sillon de Talbert
- ↑ 'Sillon de Talbert' on INPN (French)