Plouguernével
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| Commune of Plouguernével | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | -3.25° |
| Latitude | 48.25° |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Bretagne |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Rostrenen |
| Mayor | Pierre Le Gouez (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 132 m–235 m (avg. 218) |
| Land area¹ | 41.60 km² km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,222 |
| - Density (1999) | 53/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22220/ 22110 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Plouguernével is a commune of various villages in the northern coast of Bretagne (France), in the département of Côtes-d'Armor.
Historically it is cited for intervining in the Révolte des Bonnets Rouges of 1675.
The name Plouguernével is typically Breton, "ploe" meaning "parish", "kêr" meaning "village" and "nevez" meaning "new". The name changed from Ploekerneguell, which still can be seen on road signs.
The commune of Plouguernével is formed by villages : le Bot - Col, Kervalentou, Kermap - Jeffray, la Croix, Kerdelaïde, Kervert, le Bigodou, Restrote, Berzoc'h, Quinquis - Futen, Quinquis - Gesten, Bodillo - Bras, Saintenant, Kerbert, Kermarec, Kerloscouarn, Kerjacob, Questel, Restuet, Stang - Bouet, Locmaria, Kerallain, etc....
