Pleucadeuc Plegadeg | |
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 The town hall in Pleucadeuc | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pleucadeuc  | |
  Pleucadeuc  Pleucadeuc | |
| Coordinates:47°45′35″N2°22′29″W / 47.7597°N 2.3747°W /47.7597; -2.3747 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Moréac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alain Launay[1] |
Area 1 | 34.56 km2 (13.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,850 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56159 /56140 |
| Elevation | 7–99 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. | |
Pleucadeuc (French pronunciation:[pløkadœk];Breton:Plegadeg) is acommune in theMorbihandepartment ofBrittany in north-westernFrance.[3]
The name comes from theBreton wordPlou and the nameCadoc, a Breton saint, meaningParish of Cadoc. Numerousmegaliths are to be found around the commune.
Inhabitants of Pleucadeuc are called inFrenchPleucadeuciens.
At thecensus of 1999, the population was 1482. The commune had 1,804 inhabitants in 2017.[4]
Pleucadeuc is located in the natural region of the Landes de Lanvaux, 19 km (12 mi) south ofPloërmel, 31 km (19 mi) northeast ofVannes and 74 km (46 mi) west ofRennes.
Pleucadeuc holds an annualfestival on 15 August for pairs oftwins and multiples calledrassemblement "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.
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