Plumergat
Pluvergad
The church of Saint-Thuriau, in Plumergat
The church of Saint-Thuriau, in Plumergat
Coat of arms of Plumergat
Location of Plumergat
Plumergat is located in France
Plumergat
Plumergat
Plumergat is located in Brittany
Plumergat
Plumergat
Coordinates: 47°44′32″N 2°55′00″W / 47.7422°N 2.9167°W / 47.7422; -2.9167
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonAuray
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Sandrine Cadoret[1]
Area
1
41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,179
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56175 /56400
Elevation17–88 m (56–289 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plumergat (Breton: Pluvergad) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Geography

Plumergat is located 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Auray, 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Vannes and 34 km (21 mi) east of Lorient. Plumergat is border by Sainte-Anne-d'Auray and Pluneret to the south. The village of Meriadec, which has 700 inhabitants, is divided in two between Pluneret and Plumergat.

Topographic map.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,773    
1975 1,961+1.45%
1982 2,291+2.25%
1990 2,449+0.84%
1999 2,597+0.65%
2007 3,232+2.77%
2012 3,774+3.15%
2017 4,112+1.73%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Plumergat are called in French Plumergatais.

Breton language

In 2011, 6.6% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Situation de l’enseignement bilingue en 2011


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