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Plabennec
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Plabennec is a commune in France, situated within the Finistère department and the arrondissement of Brest. It serves as the capital of the canton of Plabennec and is part of the communauté de communes du Pays des Abers. The municipality borders Loc-Brévalaire, Guipavas, Gouesnou, and Kersaint-Plabennec. Its official postal code is 29860, and it is located in the Europe/Paris timezone.
The area of Plabennec is 50.43 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded at 102 meters. The population is 8,686, comprising 4,134 males and 4,302 females. Residents are referred to as Plabennecois or Plabennecoises. The commune’s official website is ville-plabennec.fr, and its contact phone number is +33-2-98-40-41-32.
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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
- French commune.elevation min m
- 28
- French commune.elevation max m
- 102
- French commune.area km2
- 50.43
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- History
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- 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".
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