Plomeur Explained

Plomeur
Native Name:Ploveur
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Plomeur (Finistère).svg
Coordinates:47.8411°N -4.2833°W
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:37
Insee:29171
Postal Code:29120
Arrondissement:Quimper
Canton:Plonéour-Lanvern
Mayor:Ronan Crédou[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays Bigouden Sud
Area Km2:29.69

Plomeur (in French pronounced as /plɔmœʁ/;) is a commune in the Bigouden region of Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Plomeur is situated between the larger communes of Penmarc'h to the South-West, Guilvinec and Treffiagat to the South, as well as Pont-l'Abbé to the East.

The beaches on the Baie d'Audierne are shared with the community of Tréguennec to the north and Pors-Carn (part of the commune of Penmarc'h) to the south.

The beach is divided by the Pointe de la Torche, a promontory and rocky granite outcropping as well as a prehistoric settlement and burial site registered as a historic monument.

Population

Inhabitants of Plomeur are called in French Plomeurois.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 28 April 2006.

In 2009, 30.71% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue