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Plumergat

Coordinates: 47°44′32″N 2°55′00″W / 47.7422°N 2.9167°W / 47.7422; -2.9167
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Plumergat
Pluvergad
The church of Saint-Thuriau, in Plumergat
The church of Saint-Thuriau, in Plumergat
Coat of arms of Plumergat
Location of Plumergat
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Plumergat is located in France
Plumergat
Plumergat
Plumergat is located in Brittany
Plumergat
Plumergat
Coordinates: 47°44′32″N 2°55′00″W / 47.7422°N 2.9167°W / 47.7422; -2.9167
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonAuray
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sandrine Cadoret[1]
Area
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41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,179
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56175 /56400
Elevation17–88 m (56–289 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plumergat (Breton: Pluvergad) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Geography

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Plumergat is located 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Auray, 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Vannes and 34 km (21 mi) east of Lorient. Plumergat is border by Sainte-Anne-d'Auray and Pluneret to the south. The village of Meriadec, which has 700 inhabitants, is divided in two between Pluneret and Plumergat.

Topographic map.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,773—    
1975 1,961+1.45%
1982 2,291+2.25%
1990 2,449+0.84%
1999 2,597+0.65%
2007 3,232+2.77%
2012 3,774+3.15%
2017 4,112+1.73%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Plumergat are called in French Plumergatais.

Breton language

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In 2011, 6.6% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[5]

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. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Situation de l’enseignement bilingue en 2011
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