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Commune in Brittany, France
Pleucadeuc Plegadeg
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Coordinates: 47°45′35″N 2°22′29″W / 47.7597°N 2.3747°W / 47.7597; -2.3747
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonMoréac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Launay
Area34.56 km (13.34 sq mi)
Population1,850
 • Density54/km (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code56159 /56140
Elevation7–99 m (23–325 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pleucadeuc (French pronunciation: [pløkadœk]; Breton: Plegadeg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

The name comes from the Breton word Plou and the name Cadoc, a Breton saint, meaning Parish of Cadoc. Numerous megaliths are to be found around the commune.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Pleucadeuc are called in French Pleucadeuciens.

At the census of 1999, the population was 1482. The commune had 1,804 inhabitants in 2017.

Geography

Pleucadeuc is located in the natural region of the Landes de Lanvaux, 19 km (12 mi) south of Ploërmel, 31 km (19 mi) northeast of Vannes and 74 km (46 mi) west of Rennes.

Map

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Event

Pleucadeuc holds an annual festival on 15 August for pairs of twins and multiples called rassemblement "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.

See also

References

  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Communes of the Morbihan department


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