Plouézec

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Coordinates: 48°44′56″N 2°59′02″W / 48.74889, -2.98389

Commune of Plouézec

Ploueg-ar-Mor
View over Port Lazo
Location
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Coordinates 48°44′56″N 2°59′02″W / 48.74889, -2.98389
Administration
Country France
Region Bretagne
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Saint-Brieuc
Canton Paimpol
Intercommunality C.C. Paimpol - Goëlo
Mayor Raymond Charles
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–106 m
Land area¹ 27.87 km²
Population²
(1999)
3,181
 - Density 114/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 22214/ 22470
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Plouézec (Breton: Ploueg-ar-Mor) is a village and commune of the Côtes-d'Armor département, in the Brittany région in France. It has 13km of rugged coastline that makes it a popular tourist destination all year round, with high quality beaches such as Bréhec and Pors Pin. Its beautiful countryside and coast makes it an ideal place for countryside walks and bike-rides.

Plouézec is twinned with the Irish village of Ballinamore and the twinning committee hosts a famous Fest Noz festival every August around the Moulin de Craca which regularly draws thousands of visitors. There is traditional Irish and Breton music, as well as food and drink available. Especially popular is the famous moules-frites, which is a dish of mussels and french fries.

It has a strong maritime influence and the people often refer to themselves as enfants de la mer (children of the sea). Water-based sports such as fishing, sailing, and swimming are very popular and are practised by locals and tourists alike.

[edit] Demographics

Inhabitants of Plouézec are called Plouézécains.

As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 3,181.

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