Plouarzel

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Plouarzel

|native name = Plouarzhel

|commune status = Commune

|image = PLOUARZEL Village.JPG

|caption = A general view of Plouarzel

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Plouarzel (Finistère).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|48.4347|-4.7294|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 139

|INSEE = 29177

|postal code = 29810

|arrondissement = Brest

|canton = Saint-Renan

|mayor = André Talarmin{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Pays d'Iroise

|area km2 = 42.83

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|website = {{url|plouarzel.fr/}}

}}

Plouarzel ({{IPA|fr|pluaʁzɛl}}; {{langx|br|Plouarzhel}}) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

The westernmost point of continental France, the Pointe de Corsen, lies within the commune.

Population

Inhabitants of Plouarzel are called in French Plouarzélistes.

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-29177#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |1915

|1975 |1886

|1982 |2003

|1990 |2042

|1999 |2458

|2007 |3278

|2012 |3723

|2017 |3715

}}

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 4 July 2005. In 2008, 9.71% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.{{in lang|fr}} Ofis ar Brezhoneg: [http://www.ofis-bzh.org/fr/services/observatoire/travaux.php?travail_id=83 Enseignement bilingue]

See also

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