Plouharnel

Plouharnel (French pronunciation: [plu.aʁnɛl]; Breton: Plouharnel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Plouharnel are called in French Plouharnelais.

Plouharnel
Plouharnel
Commune
The Chapel of Our Lady of Flowers, in Plouharnel
The Chapel of Our Lady of Flowers, in Plouharnel
Location of Plouharnel
Plouharnel is located in France
Plouharnel
Plouharnel
Plouharnel is located in Brittany
Plouharnel
Plouharnel
Coordinates: 47°35′56″N 3°06′41″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonQuiberon
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Chantal Le Piouff-Le Bihan[1]
Area
1
18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,240
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56168 /56340
Elevation0–33 m (0–108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Plouharnel is a seaside town located in the south of Morbihan, 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of Auray, 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Lorient and 27 km (17 mi) west of Vannes. The commune is bordered by Atlantic ocean except to the north and the east. The northern part of the isthmus connecting the mainland to the ancient island of Quiberon is located in the commune's southern part.

Map
Topographic map.

Transports

There are two railway stations in the commune of Plouharnel, both on the Auray–Quiberon railway which is operated in summer only: Plouharnel-Carnac and Les Sables-Blancs. At Auray station connections to Paris and other places in France are offered.

Monuments
The Vieux Moulin stones.
Photograph by Zacharie Le Rouzic (1864-1939)

The commune contains a number of megalithic monuments including those at Le Vieux-Moulin, comprising six stones weighing up to ten tons.[4]

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. From Carnac to Callanish: The Prehistoric Stone Rows and Avenues of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany, Aubrey Burl, Yale University Press, 1993, p.1
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