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 The stone arch at the entrance to Ploeren | |
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| Coordinates:47°39′25″N2°51′54″W / 47.657°N 2.865°W /47.657; -2.865 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Vannes-2 |
| Intercommunality | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gilbert Lorho[1] |
Area 1 | 20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 6,781 |
| • Density | 331.8/km2 (859.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56164 /56880 |
| Elevation | 3–58 m (9.8–190.3 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ploeren (French pronunciation:[pleʁɛ̃];Breton:Ploveren) is acommune in theMorbihandepartment of theregion ofBrittany in north-westernFrance.[3]
It is situated on the main expressway RN165 fromNantes toBrest, adjoining the city ofVannes by the west. The village is very close to theGolfe du Morbihan, and is bordered byPlescop to the north, byPlougoumelen to the west, byBaden, byArradon to the south and by Vannes to the east.
Ploeren's territory is 20.44 km2, and there were 6,284 inhabitants in 2013.
The population has grown very quickly over the past 50 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,031 | — |
| 1975 | 1,584 | +6.33% |
| 1982 | 2,114 | +4.21% |
| 1990 | 2,709 | +3.15% |
| 1999 | 3,974 | +4.35% |
| 2007 | 5,661 | +4.52% |
| 2012 | 6,111 | +1.54% |
| 2019 | 6,635 | +1.18% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
There are a few monuments, like the Saint-Martin church, and, more surprisingly, a replica of theStatue of Liberty, visible from the main road.
There is also theTriskell, a cultural center with a library, a theater and a lot of space to organize events at the heart of the village.
To organize bigger events, one can find the multipurpose hall named the Spi, surrounded by 2 football fields, tennis courts and another hall.
There are 2 primary schools:Georges-Brassens, a public school, and Ker Anna, a private school.
In 2013, 54 primary school students learnedBreton (roughly 10% of primary school students).
The former mayor, Corentin Hilly, invented a new type of traffic lane named “Voie 2M”, which consists in two separate lanes; the first one is a normal road for engine vehicles, and the second one is for all ways of moving without an engine, like riding a bicycle or walking.
The current mayor is Gilbert Lorho who was elected in 2014.
Ploeren is paired with:Samtgemeinde Land Wursten (Germany)
Ploeren was the birthplace of:
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