Plouvien
Plouvien is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The journalist and writer Jean Bothorel was born in Plouvien on 12 May 1940.
Plouvien | |
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 The parish church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul | |
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Location of Plouvien 
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| Coordinates: 48°31′49″N 4°27′06″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Plabennec |
| Intercommunality | Plabennec et des Abers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Christian Calvez |
| Area 1 | 33.70 km2 (13.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,766 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29209 /29860 |
| Elevation | 0–89 m (0–292 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 Plouvien are called in French Plouviennois.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on May 24, 2007.
In 2008, 7.54% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plouvien. |
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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