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Commune in Brittany, France
Ploubazlanec Plaeraneg
Commune
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Location of Ploubazlanec
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Coordinates: 48°48′05″N 3°01′56″W / 48.8014°N 3.0322°W / 48.8014; -3.0322
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonPaimpol
IntercommunalityGuingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Richard Vibert
Area15.04 km (5.81 sq mi)
Population2,985
 • Density200/km (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code22210 /22620
Elevation0–72 m (0–236 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ploubazlanec (French pronunciation: [plubazlanɛk]; Breton: Plaeraneg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Historically its economy relied on fishing. Fishermen in the 19th century and early 20th century went to Iceland aboard sailing ships called goelettes.

The name Ploubazlanec is typically Breton, "plou" meaning "land of". The name changed from Pleraneg, which still can be seen on road signs.

Ploubazlanec is the embarkation point for boats to the Île-de-Bréhat.

The place was made famous by the French novel by Pierre Loti, Pêcheur d'Islande.

Population

Inhabitants of Ploubazlanec are called ploubazlanecains in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,500—    
1975 3,358−0.59%
1982 3,653+1.21%
1990 3,725+0.24%
1999 3,321−1.27%
2007 3,250−0.27%
2012 3,125−0.78%
2017 3,014−0.72%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department


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