Ploemeur
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Commune of Ploemeur |
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| Plañvour | ||
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| A part of the town | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Lorient | |
| Canton | Ploemeur (chief town) | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Lorient | |
| Mayor | Loïc Le Meur (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | -1 m–55 m (avg. 0 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 39.72 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
18,304 | |
| - Density | aprox. 461/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 56162/ 56270 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Ploemeur (Plañvour in Breton) is a commune of the French département of Morbihan in the French région of Bretagne (approximately 80% of Brittany). The inhabitants of this seaport are called the Ploemeurois and Ploemeuroise(s) (feminine) in French.
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[edit] Etymology
The current name of the city of Ploemeur comes from the old Breton Plo Meur meaning "Grande Paroisse" in French and "Big Parish" in English.
[edit] Geography
Ploemeur is a commune very close to Lorient (Breton: An Oriant), the sous-préfecture of Morbihan.
[edit] Photographies of Lomener
 The pier |
 The Island of Groix at the horizon |
 End of the day on the port |
[edit] Notable births
- Stanislas Dupuy de Lôme (1816 in the Château de Soye - †1885), who built the first armored battleship.
- Yoann Gourcuff, born on July 11, 1986, is a footballer of the AC Milan and of the France U-21 team.
[edit] Twinnings
Ploemeur is twinned with those cities :
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official site of Ploemeur
- Unofficial site on the history of Ploemeur and its monuments
- Ploemeur/Plañvour's page on the portal of the towns and cities of Brittany
- French Ministry of Culture list for Ploemeur (French)
- Map of Ploemeur on Michelin (English)
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