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Plovan (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

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Plovan is a commune in the Finistère department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Quimper. It lies in the Brittany region and shares borders with Peumerit, Plogastel-Saint-Germain, Pouldreuzic, and Tréogat. The administrative entity is part of the canton of Plogastel-Saint-Germain, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Plonéour-Lanvern.

The commune covers an area of 15.75 square kilometers and has an elevation of 85 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 893, comprising 331 males and 351 females. The residents are known by the demonyms Plovanais and Plovanaises. The postal code for the area is 29720.

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Place details

Locality
Plovan
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
642
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

33US AQIGood
PM2.5
6.2 µg/m³
PM10
10.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Plovan
French commune.native name
Plovan
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Plovan01.jpg
French commune.caption
A distant view of Plovan, from the tidal marshes of the Bay of Audierne.
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Plovan (Finistère).svg
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
85
French commune.INSEE
29214
French commune.postal code
29720
French commune.arrondissement
Quimper
French commune.canton
Plonéour-Lanvern
French commune.mayor
Dominique Andro
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Haut-Pays Bigouden
French commune.area km2
15.75

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Plovan
Demonym
Plovanaises
Country
France
Population
677
Area
15.75
Elevation
28
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Tréogat
Official website
www.plovan.fr
Image
Plovan01.jpg
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Commons category
Plovan
postal code
29720
Commons gallery
Plovan
associated electoral district
canton of Plonéour-Lanvern
male population
331
female population
351
P8168
Sérent
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-98-54-42-07
fax number
+33-2-98-54-40-81
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • See also
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Plovan (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

==Population== Inhabitants of Plovan are called in French Plovanais.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Plovan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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