Ploemel (French pronunciation: [plɛmɛl];[3] Breton: Pleñver) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[4]

Ploemel
Pleñver
The Church of Saint-André, in Ploemel
The Church of Saint-André, in Ploemel
Location of Ploemel
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Ploemel is located in France
Ploemel
Ploemel
Ploemel is located in Brittany
Ploemel
Ploemel
Coordinates: 47°39′04″N 3°04′13″W / 47.6511°N 3.0703°W / 47.6511; -3.0703
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonQuiberon
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Le Tallec[1]
Area
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25.16 km2 (9.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,056
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56161 /56400
Elevation5–53 m (16–174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,378—    
1975 1,396+0.19%
1982 1,640+2.33%
1990 1,892+1.80%
1999 2,047+0.88%
2007 2,429+2.16%
2012 2,639+1.67%
2017 2,888+1.82%
Source: INSEE[5]

Transportation

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The Belz-Ploemel railway station is served by TER Bretagne trains on the Auray-Quiberon railway during the summer.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune Ploemel. "Émission "ma commune vaut le détour" : Ploemel".
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "TER Bretagne - Horaires et informations pratiques au départ de la gare de Belz-Ploemel". www.ter.sncf.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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