Plouvien

Plouvien

The parish church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul

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Plouvien

Coordinates: 48°31′49″N 4°27′06″W / 48.5303°N 4.4517°W / 48.5303; -4.4517Coordinates: 48°31′49″N 4°27′06″W / 48.5303°N 4.4517°W / 48.5303; -4.4517
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Brest
Canton Plabennec
Intercommunality Plabennec et des Abers
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Christian Calvez
Area1 33.70 km2 (13.01 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,654
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29209 / 29860
Elevation 0–89 m (0–292 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Plouvien is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. the journalist and writer Jean Bothorel was born in Plouvien 12 May 1940.

Population

Inhabitants of Plouvien are called in French Plouviennois.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on May 24, 2007.

In 2008, 7.54% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]

See also

References

  1. (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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