Plouézec
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Plouézec
|native name = Ploueg-ar-Mor
|commune status = Commune
|image = Plouézec Port Lazo 9504.jpg
|caption = View over Port Lazo
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Plouézec (Côtes-d'Armor).svg
|coordinates = {{coord|48.7489|-2.9839|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 22214
|postal code = 22470
|arrondissement = Guingamp
|canton = Paimpol
|term = 2023–2026
|intercommunality = Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 106
|area km2 = 27.87
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Plouézec ({{IPA|fr|pluezɛk}}; {{Langx|br|Ploueg-ar-Mor}}) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
It has 17 km of rugged coastline that makes it a tourist destination all year round, with beaches such as Bréhec and Pors Pin.
Plouézec is twinned with the Irish town of Ballinamore and the twinning committee hosts a 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 been strongly influenced by the sea and local 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.
Population
Inhabitants of Plouézec are called plouézécains in French.
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-22214#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |3481
|1975 |3399
|1982 |3124
|1990 |3089
|1999 |3181
|2007 |3322
|2012 |3296
|2017 |3182
}}
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 14 November 2008.
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See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Plouézec}}
- [http://www.plouezec.fr/ City council website]
- [http://docarmor.free.fr/valarmor/valouest/ploueze1.htm History and sights of Plouézec] (in French)
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Category:Communes of Côtes-d'Armor
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