Plomoding
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Plomodiern Ploudiern |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Chateaulin | |
| Canton | Crozon | |
| Community association | Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 11 ′ N , 4 ° 14 ′ W | |
| height | 0-249 m | |
| surface | 46.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,136 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 46 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29550 | |
| INSEE code | 29172 | |
| Website | http://www.plomodiern.fr/ | |
 Saint-Mahouarn church |
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Plomodiern ( Breton Ploudiern ) is a French commune in the Finistère department with 2136 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It belongs to the arrondissement of Châteaulin and the canton of Crozon .
location
The municipality is located in the west of Brittany on the Atlantic coast ( Bay of Douarnenez ), the center of which is a good four kilometers (km) east of the coast. It is located in the Cornouaille region on the southern flank of the 330 m high Ménez-Hom on the edge of the Parc naturel régional d'Armorique . Châteaulin is ten kilometers east, Quimper 22 kilometers south and Brest 30 kilometers northwest (figures slightly rounded as the crow flies ).
traffic
The closest exit on the motorway-like expressway E 60 ( Nantes -Brest) and the next regional train station on the mostly parallel railway line are at Châteaulin.
The regional airport Aéroport Brest-Bretagne is located near Brest .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2283 | 2099 | 1922 | 1963 | 1912 | 2076 | 2182 | 2136 |
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Attractions
The Sainte-Marie-du-Ménez-Hom chapel , whose origins date back to the 16th century, is one of the most important sights of the municipality and is located in the hamlet of the same name north of the main town. See also: List of Monuments historiques in Plomodiern
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 197-199.
