Ploemeur Explained

Ploemeur
Native Name:Plañvour
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Ploemeur (Morbihan).svg
Coordinates:47.7372°N -3.4261°W
Insee:56162
Postal Code:56270
Arrondissement:Lorient
Canton:Ploemeur
Mayor:Ronan Loas[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Lorient Agglomération
Elevation Min M:-1
Elevation Max M:55
Area Km2:39.72

Ploemeur (in French pronounced as /plømœʁ/; Breton: Plañvour), sometimes written instead as Plœmeur, is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a western suburb of Lorient.

Population

The inhabitants are called the Ploemeurois. The municipality launched a linguistic plan to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 18 April 2006.

Etymology

The current name of the city of Ploemeur comes from the old Breton Plo Meur meaning "Big Parish".

Geography

Ploemeur is close to Lorient, a sub-prefecture of Morbihan.

People

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France.

Ploemeur is twinned with:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maires du Morbihan. 7 July 2020. Préfecture du Morbihan.
  2. Web site: KOMITET MIAST BLIŹNIACZYCH NOWA DĘBA - FERMOY - PLOEMEUR - KRS - InfoVeriti . Infoveriti . infoveriti.pl . 2011 . 30 May 2011.
  3. Web site: Oficjalna strona Miasta i Gminy Nowa Dęba / Organizacje pozarządowe . Nowa Dęba City Council . nowadeba.pl . 2011 . 30 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110823105225/http://nowadeba.pl/organizacje_pozarzadowe/art37.html . 23 August 2011 .