Plouasne (French pronunciation: [pluan]; Breton: Plouan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Plouasne
Plouan
An aerial view of Plouasne
An aerial view of Plouasne
Coat of arms of Plouasne
Location of Plouasne
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Plouasne is located in France
Plouasne
Plouasne
Plouasne is located in Brittany
Plouasne
Plouasne
Coordinates: 48°18′07″N 2°00′21″W / 48.3019°N 2.0058°W / 48.3019; -2.0058
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementDinan
CantonLanvallay
IntercommunalityDinan Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Daugan[1]
Area
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33.61 km2 (12.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,729
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22208 /22830
Elevation17–181 m (56–594 ft)
Websitehttps://www.plouasne.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of Plouasne are known in French as plouasnais.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,811—    
19681,726−4.7%
19751,653−4.2%
19821,553−6.0%
19901,440−7.3%
19991,358−5.7%
20081,511+11.3%

Education

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There is a public primary school, and a private school named École Privée Saint-Joseph.[3]

The community has Collège La Gautrais, a junior high school.[4] Circa 2014 the school banned usage of mobile phones, which was before Emmanuel Macron, in 2018, proposed a national such ban.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Les écoles" (in French). Plouasne. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Home". Collège La Gautrais. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  5. ^ Chrisafis, Angelique (22 June 2018). "'We don't really need phones': the French school that banned mobiles". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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