Pluneret

Pluneret (French pronunciation: [plynʁɛt]; Breton: Plunered) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Sainte-Anne station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes.

Pluneret
Plunered
The church in Pluneret
Location of Pluneret
Pluneret
Pluneret
Coordinates: 47°40′35″N 2°57′22″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonAuray
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Franck Vallein[1]
Area
1
26.20 km2 (10.12 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
5,905
  Density230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56176 /56400
Elevation0–59 m (0–194 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Pluneret are called in French Pluneretains.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,630    
1975 1,871+1.99%
1982 2,333+3.20%
1990 3,195+4.01%
1999 3,714+1.69%
2007 4,706+3.00%
2012 5,246+2.20%
2019 5,905+1.70%
Source: INSEE[4]

Geography

The Loc'h river forms the western border of the town and the Bono river forms the eastern border of the town.

Map

Topographic map.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 13 July 2006.

In 2008, there was 12.89% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[5]

See also

References


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