Penvénan
Penvénan (French pronunciation: [pɛnvenɑ̃] ⓘ; Breton: Perwenan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Penvénan
Perwenan | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Notre-Dame du Port-Blanc | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Penvénan | |
  Penvénan  Penvénan | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′44″N 3°17′37″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Tréguier |
| Intercommunality | Lannion-Trégor Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denise Prud'homm[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.84 km2 (7.66 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,473 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22166 /22710 |
| Elevation | 0–92 m (0–302 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 Penvénan are called penvénannais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,508 | — |
| 1975 | 2,614 | +0.59% |
| 1982 | 2,450 | −0.92% |
| 1990 | 2,489 | +0.20% |
| 1999 | 2,434 | −0.25% |
| 2007 | 2,580 | +0.73% |
| 2012 | 2,589 | +0.07% |
| 2017 | 2,538 | −0.40% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Buguélès and islands
The town itself is inland, but the commune is best known for coastal hamlets of Buguélès and Port-Blanc, popular tourist spots from the late 19th century, and formers homes of Anatole Le Braz and Théodore Botrel. Charles Lindbergh, Aldous Huxley and Alexis Carrel also lived there for periods. Lindbergh lived on the island of Île Illiec of Buguélès, which he owned. Buguélès is also the location of the annual Pardon of Saint Gildas, a significant religious festival, and of the "sunken" chapel of Notre-Dame. A group of islands are off the coast, notably the Isle of Saint Gildas, containing a chapel from the 9th century.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 16 January 2007.
In 2008, 19.93% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[4]
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
