Plouarzel
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Plouarzel Plouarzhel |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Brest | |
| Canton | Saint-Renan | |
| Community association | Pays d'Iroise | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 ′ N , 4 ° 44 ′ W | |
| height | 0-139 m | |
| surface | 42.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,715 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 87 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29810 | |
| INSEE code | 29177 | |
| Website | http://www.plouarzel.com/ | |
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Plouarzel ( Plouarzhel in Breton ) is a French commune with 3715 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in northwest Brittany in the Finistère department .
geography
The municipality is located on the Atlantic coast , the Côte des Abers . Brest is 18 kilometers southeast and Paris about 520 kilometers east (as the crow flies ). The river Aber Ildut runs along the northern border of the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2057 | 1915 | 1886 | 2003 | 2042 | 2458 | 3618 | 3715 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
traffic
The European route 50 (Brest– Rennes ) and the European route 60 (Brest– Nantes ) end at Brest . Brest train station is the terminus of the TGV Atlantique to Paris and the regional train lines in the direction of Rennes and Nantes.
The regional airport Aéroport Brest-Bretagne is located near the city of Brest .
Attractions
- Cape Pointe de Corsen is the westernmost point of France on mainland Europe. ( 48 ° 24 ′ 51.7 ″ N , 4 ° 47 ′ 43.2 ″ W )
- The Menhir de Kerloas is the highest menhir in France at 9.50 meters. ( 48 ° 25 ′ 36.1 ″ N , 4 ° 40 ′ 45.4 ″ W )
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Plouarzel
Personalities
- Hervé de Portzmoguer (1473–1512), Breton nobleman and corsair
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 1441-1448.
