Ploërdut

Ploërdut ; Pleurdud
region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Community association	Roi Morvan Community
Coordinates	48 ° 5 ′ N , 3 ° 17 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 5 ′ N , 3 ° 17 ′ W
height	114-285 m
surface	75.83 km 2
Residents	1,216 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	56160
INSEE code	56163
Website	http://www.ploerdut.fr/

Ploërdut ( Breton : Pleurdud ) is a French municipality with 1216 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the community association Roi Morvan Communauté .

geography

Ploërdut is located in the northwest of the Morbihan department on the border with the Côtes-d'Armor department and is part of the Pays du Roi Morvan.

Neighboring municipalities are the municipality of Mellionnec in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the north, Langoëlan in the northeast and east, Locmalo and Guémené-sur-Scorff in the southeast, Lignol in the south, Saint-Caradec-Trégomel in the southwest and Le Croisty , Saint-Tugdual and Plouray to the west.

The place itself is away from important thoroughfares. Two kilometers north of Ploërdut, the D1 runs from Plouray to Guémené-sur-Scorff across the municipality. The important national road connection N125 passes around twenty kilometers north of the community.

The most important bodies of water are the rivers Aër and Scorff and the streams Le Cosquer , Le Gohello , Kerfandol , Toul Fallo , Pont de Saint-Martin , and Kerustang . In some cases, these also form the municipal boundary. There are also several ponds in the municipality. There are numerous large pieces of forest on the community area. The four largest are Bois de Lochrist , Bois de Kerservant , Bois de Quénépozen and Bois du Launay .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Residents	2,260	2,074	1,842	1,575	1,359	1.312	1,239

history

Historically, the municipality belongs to the Breton region of Bro Gwened (French: Vannetais) and within this region to the Bro Bourlet (French: Pays Pourlet) area and shares its history. Ploërdut was the capital of the canton of Ploërdut from 1793 until its dissolution in 1801. Since then, the community has belonged to the canton of Guémené-sur-Scorff.

Attractions

Saint-Pierre village church from the 11th-14th centuries century
Saint-Yvon (also Saint-Guy) chapel in Locuon from the 16th century; restored in the 19th century
Notre-Dame chapel in Crénenan from the 17th and 18th centuries
Chapel de la Trinité with cross in Lochrist from the 11th century, rebuilt in the 15th century; repeatedly restored
Saint-Michel chapel from the 17th century
Notre-Dame-de-la-Fosse chapel in Locuon from the 17th century
Calvary in the 17th century Locuon cemetery
Manor houses of Kerservant (15th century), Kerfandol (15th century) and Porh Maner (17th century)
Kerservant Castle from 1890
Launay Castle from the 18th century
Palévart Castle (also Pallevar) from the 16th century; restored in the 19th century
old mills in La Lande (19th century) and Barach (1491)
several barrows
Roman road from Carhaix to Vannes