Pleucadeuc

Pleucadeuc (French pronunciation: [pløkadœk]; Breton: Plegadeg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Pleucadeuc
Plegadeg
Commune
The town hall in Pleucadeuc
The town hall in Pleucadeuc
Coat of arms of Pleucadeuc
Coat of arms
Location of Pleucadeuc
Pleucadeuc is located in France
Pleucadeuc
Pleucadeuc
Pleucadeuc is located in Brittany
Pleucadeuc
Pleucadeuc
Coordinates: 47°45′35″N 2°22′29″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonMoréac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Launay[1]
Area
1
34.56 km2 (13.34 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,819
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56159 /56140
Elevation7–99 m (23–325 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The name comes from the Breton word Plou and the name Cadoc, a Breton saint, meaning Parish of Cadoc. Numerous megaliths are to be found around the commune.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Pleucadeuc are called in French Pleucadeuciens.

At the census of 1999, the population was 1482. The commune had 1,804 inhabitants in 2017.[4]

Geography

Pleucadeuc is located in the natural region of the Landes de Lanvaux, 19 km (12 mi) south of Ploërmel, 31 km (19 mi) northeast of Vannes and 74 km (46 mi) west of Rennes.

Map
Topographic map

Event

Pleucadeuc holds an annual festival on 15 August for pairs of twins and multiples called rassemblement "Deux et plus" ("the Two and more" gathering"). This festival started in 1994 and has become France's largest annual gathering of twins, with approximately 1,000 sets attending each year, and one of the largest such events in Europe.

See also

References
  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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