Plouzané
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Place details
- Locality
- Plouzané
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 13,118
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Plouzané
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Phare du Petit Minou temps à grain.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Petit Minou Lighthouse
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Plouzané (Finistère).svg
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 102
- French commune.INSEE
- 29212
- French commune.postal code
- 29280
- French commune.arrondissement
- Brest
- French commune.canton
- Brest-3
- French commune.mayor
- Yves Du Buit
- French commune.term
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Plouzané
- Demonym
- Plouzanéennes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Metropolitan Brest
- Population
- +13567
- Area
- +33.14
- Elevation
- +65
- Shares border with
- Saint-Renan
- Official website
- plouzane.bzh
- Image
- Phare du minou.jpg
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7 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Breton language
- International relations
- See also
- References
- External links
Plouzané () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
== History == The shores south of Plouzané are in a strategic location for the defense of the Goulet de Brest strait and were fortified by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Defensive strongholds include Fort de Bertheaume, Fort du Mengant, and Fort du Dellec.