Plovan

Plovan
Plovan

A distant view of Plovan, from the tidal marshes of the Bay of Audierne.

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Plovan

Coordinates: 47°55′00″N 4°21′41″W / 47.9167°N 4.3614°W / 47.9167; -4.3614Coordinates: 47°55′00″N 4°21′41″W / 47.9167°N 4.3614°W / 47.9167; -4.3614
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Plogastel-Saint-Germain
Intercommunality Haut-Pays Bigouden
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Michel Burel
Area1 15.75 km2 (6.08 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 724
  Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29214 / 29720
Elevation 0–85 m (0–279 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Plovan (Breton: Plovan) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Plovan are called in French Plovanais.

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