Plouër-sur-Rance

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Plouër-sur-Rance (French pronunciation: [pluɛʁ syʁ ʁɑ̃s], literally Plouër on Rance; Breton: Plouhern) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Plouër-sur-Rance
Plouhern
Port Plaisance
Port Plaisance
Coat of arms of Plouër-sur-Rance
Location of Plouër-sur-Rance
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Plouër-sur-Rance is located in France
Plouër-sur-Rance
Plouër-sur-Rance
Plouër-sur-Rance is located in Brittany
Plouër-sur-Rance
Plouër-sur-Rance
Coordinates: 48°31′43″N 2°00′07″W / 48.5286°N 2.0019°W / 48.5286; -2.0019
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementDinan
CantonPleslin-Trigavou
IntercommunalityDinan Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yann Godet[1]
Area
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19.89 km2 (7.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,469
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22213 /22490
Elevation0–99 m (0–325 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Over twenty years, René-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet was renovating and organizing the archives of Le Château de Plouër (a private property; 48°31′21″N 2°00′22″W / 48.52255°N 2.00614°W / 48.52255; -2.00614),[3] which he'd inherited from an uncle, and was nearly finished with the endeavor at the time of his death in 2008.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,198—    
19682,229+1.4%
19752,113−5.2%
19822,354+11.4%
19902,438+3.6%
19992,733+12.1%
20083,328+21.8%

Inhabitants of Plouër-sur-Rance are called plouërais in French.

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. ^ Chateau pictured.
  4. ^ "Madoff Investor’s Suicide Leaves Questions" by Alex Berenson and Matthew Saltmarsh, The New York Times, 2009-01-02, p. B1 NY edition.
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