Plévin Plevin | |
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 Looking north towards theMonts d'Arrée from the summit of theMénez Gliguéric, in Plévin | |
 Location of Plévin | |
  Plévin  Plévin | |
| Coordinates:48°13′38″N3°30′14″W / 48.2272°N 3.5039°W /48.2272; -3.5039 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Rostrenen |
| Intercommunality | Poher Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Dominique Cogen[1] |
Area 1 | 27.36 km2 (10.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 754 |
| • Density | 27.6/km2 (71.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22202 /22340 |
| Elevation | 90–302 m (295–991 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Plévin (French pronunciation:[plevɛ̃];Breton:Plevin) is acommune in theCôtes-d'Armordepartment ofBrittany in northwesternFrance.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,015 | — |
| 1975 | 883 | −1.97% |
| 1982 | 774 | −1.86% |
| 1990 | 781 | +0.11% |
| 1999 | 774 | −0.10% |
| 2009 | 794 | +0.26% |
| 2014 | 786 | −0.20% |
| 2020 | 750 | −0.78% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Plévin are calledplévinois in French.
Plévin is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains), 51 km (32 mi) northeast ofQuimper, 53 km (33 mi) north ofLorient and 64 km (40 mi) southwest ofSaint-Brieuc. Two of the highsest peaks of the Montagnes Noires, the Minez Gligueric and the Minez Zant Yann, stand in the south of the commune. Historically, the village belongs toCornouaille. Plévin is border byTréogan andMotreff to the west, byCarhaix-Plouguer andLe Moustoir to the north, byPaule to the east and byLangonnet to the south.
Reverend Father Julien Maunoir died in Plévin in January 28, 1693.
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