Plabennec
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Place details
- Locality
- Plabennec
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,585
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Plabennec
- French commune.native name
- Plabenneg
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Église Saint-Ténénan à Plabennec, Finistère 01.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The church of Saint-Ténénan, in Plabennec
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Plabennec (Finistère).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Brest
- French commune.canton
- Plabennec
- French commune.INSEE
- 29160
- French commune.postal code
- 29860
- French commune.mayor
- Marie-Annick Créac'h-Cadec
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Plabennec
- Demonym
- Plabennecoises
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Brest
- Population
- +8686
- Area
- +50.43
- Elevation
- +74
- Shares border with
- Plouvien
- Official website
- www.ville-plabennec.fr
- Image
- Église Saint-Ténénan à Plabennec, Finistère 01.JPG
Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Breton language
- Economy
- Sport
- International relations
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Plabennec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
==History== The area around Plabennec has been occupied since Neolithic times and into the Bronze Age. The commune of Plabennec was formed around the 6th century by a Breton, Saint Abennec. Its name comes from a portmanteau of two Breton language words, Plou and Abennec, which translates as "Parish of Saint Abennec".