Plomelin

Plomelin
Ploveilh
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Plomelin
Flag
Coat of arms of Plomelin
Coat of arms
Location of Plomelin
Plomelin is located in France
Plomelin
Plomelin
Location within France
Plomelin is located in Brittany
Plomelin
Plomelin
Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 47°56′11″N 4°09′06″W / 47.9364°N 4.1517°W / 47.9364; -4.1517
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonQuimper-1
IntercommunalityQuimper Bretagne Occidentale
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Le Roux
Area
1
26.08 km2 (10.07 sq mi)
Highest elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2023)
4,239
 • Density162.5/km2 (421.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29170 /29700
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plomelin (French pronunciation: [plɔmlɛ̃]; Ploveilh in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

It lies near the Odet river, about 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Quimper.

International relations

Plomelin is twinned with the village of Crymych in Wales and the village of Betziesdorf [de] in Germany. Breton town of more than 4,000 inhabitants, Plomelin (Ploveilh in Breton) is ideally located on the right bank of the Odet, halfway between Quimper, capital of Cornouaille and the beaches of Bénodet, Sainte-Marine and L 'Île-Tudy.

It offers more than 40 km of hiking trails through the countryside and along the banks of the Odet.

Traces of the past, some going back thousands of years, bear witness to the richness of its history. Source(Google)

Population

Inhabitants of Plomelin are called in French Plomelinois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,321—    
1975 2,052+6.49%
1982 3,041+5.78%
1990 3,870+3.06%
1999 3,938+0.19%
2007 4,068+0.41%
2012 4,155+0.42%
2017 4,171+0.08%
2023 4,239+0.27%
Source: INSEE

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 3 July 2008.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE