Ploufragan

Ploufragan
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Ploufragan (main town)
Community association	Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération
Coordinates	48 ° 29 ′  N , 2 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 29 ′  N , 2 ° 48 ′  W
height	30-181 m
surface	27.06 km 2
Residents	11,546 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	427 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22440
INSEE code	22215
Website	http://www.ploufragan.fr
Allée couverte de la Couette

Ploufragan is a commune with 11,546 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc and the canton of Ploufragan , of which it is the main town (chef-lieu). The residents call themselves Ploufraganois .

geography

The municipality is located in the agglomeration southwest of Saint-Brieuc . Neighboring communities are:

• Plérin in the north,
• Saint-Brieuc in the northeast,
• Trégueux in the southeast,
• Saint-Julien in the south,
• Plaine-Haute in the southwest,
• Saint-Donan to the west as well
• La Méaugon and Trémuson in the northwest.

The river Gouët , which is dammed here by the Barrage de Saint Barthélémy, runs along the western municipal boundary . The river then curves north of Saint-Brieuc and then flows into the English Channel . In the municipality there is a central ridge, so that small watercourses in the west drain to the dammed Gouët, while in the east the Gouédic brook collects the watercourses, crosses the town of Saint-Brieuc and only reaches the Gouët in the estuary section.

Transport links

The main road links that are leading out of Saint-Brieuc, the department roads D45 (towards Saint-Donan) and D790 (direction Saint-Julien). Two railway lines also cross the municipality: one leads west to Brest , the other south via Auray to Vannes .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	4022	5109	8395	10,289	10,583	10,579	10,935	11,398
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

There are several sights from the megalithic culture in Ploufragan :

• Allée couverte de la Couette - Monument historique
• Allée couverte by Grimolet - Monument historique
• Menhir le (or you) Sabot - Monument historique

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 1039-1045.

Web links

Commons : Ploufragan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dolmen de la Couette in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ Allée couverte du bourg in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
3. ↑ Menhir du Sabot in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)