Ploudalmézeau
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Ploudalmézeau Gwitalmeze |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Brest | |
| Canton | Plabennec | |
| Community association | Pays d'Iroise | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 32 ′ N , 4 ° 39 ′ W | |
| height | 0-86 m | |
| surface | 23.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,297 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 272 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29830 | |
| INSEE code | 29178 | |
| Website | http://www.ploudalmezeau.fr/ | |
 Town hall Ploudalmézeau |
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Ploudalmézeau ( Breton Gwitalmeze ) is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in France . It belongs to the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise .
population
Ploudalmézeau has a total of 6,297 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), who live mainly in the core town of Ploudalmézeau and the district of Portsall ( Porsal ) located northwest of it on the coast .
Portsall district
The district of Portsall (Breton Porsall ) is located a few kilometers northwest of the main town on the Côte des Abers . The place achieved notoriety when on March 16, 1978 the tanker Amoco Cadiz broke down not far from the coast and the oil spill first reached the small natural harbor of the place before spreading over 300 kilometers of coastline within a few days. A huge, half-broken anchor of Amoco Cadiz at the end of the pier is a reminder of the accident to this day. When there is low spring water in spring and autumn, the remains of the wreck can sometimes be seen sticking out of the water surface.
Here are the megalithic complexes Allée couverte von Ribl and Le Guilliguy , a " dolmen á coudé" close to the sea on a headland above the port of Portsall.
Île Carn
The megalithic complex on the Île Carn was built close to the Cairn of Barnenez (around 4200 BC) and is one of the oldest megalithic complexes in the world.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 4190 | 4297 | 4464 | 4771 | 4874 | 4994 | 6070 | 6297 |
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Personalities
- Bernard Natan (1886–1942), director and producer, had a villa built near Tréompan in 1931.
- Alphonse Arzel (1927–2014), politician of the UDF , mayor of the municipality from 1961 to 2001, senator for Finistère from 1980 to 1998, also known for his involvement in the judicial proceedings for the sinking of the Amoco Cadiz.
- Jacques Pellen (1957–2020), jazz guitarist and composer, lived in Portsall.
- Didier Squiban (* 1959), pianist and composer, was born in Ploudalmézeau.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 968-972.
