Plouarzel

Commune in Brittany, France

Plouarzel Plouarzhel
Commune
A general view of Plouarzel
Coat of arms
Location of Plouarzel
(2020–2026)		André Talarmin^[1]
Area ¹	42.83 km² (16.54 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	3,942
• Density	92/km² (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29177 /29810
Elevation	0–139 m (0–456 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plouarzel (French pronunciation: [pluaʁzɛl]; Breton: Plouarzhel) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

The westernmost point of continental France, the Pointe de Corsen, lies within the commune.

Population

Inhabitants of Plouarzel are called in French Plouarzélistes.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,915	—
1975	1,886	−0.22%
1982	2,003	+0.86%
1990	2,042	+0.24%
1999	2,458	+2.08%
2007	3,278	+3.66%
2012	3,723	+2.58%
2017	3,715	−0.04%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 4 July 2005. In 2008, 9.71% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

Official website (in French)
Tourism Office website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)