Plouzané
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Plouzané
|native name = {{lang|br|Plouzane}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Phare du Petit Minou temps à grain.jpg
|caption = Petit Minou Lighthouse
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Plouzané (Finistère).svg
|coordinates = {{coord|48.3831|-4.6189|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 102
|INSEE = 29212
|postal code = 29280
|arrondissement = Brest
|canton = Brest-3
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Brest Métropole
|area km2 = 33.14
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Plouzané ({{Langx|br|Plouzane}}) 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.
Population
Inhabitants of Plouzané are called {{lang|fr|Plouzanéens}} in French.
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|27256|Plouzané}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-29212#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |2050
|1800 |2325
|1806 |2242
|1821 |2175
|1831 |2209
|1836 |2341
|1841 |2353
|1846 |2370
|1851 |2312
|1856 |1977
|1861 |2264
|1866 |2240
|1872 |2229
|1876 |2293
|1881 |2255
|1886 |2326
|1891 |2299
|1896 |2267
|1901 |2424
|1906 |2401
|1911 |2399
|1921 |2132
|1926 |2206
|1931 |2104
|1936 |2166
|1946 |2075
|1954 |2172
|1962 |2026
|1968 |3002
|1975 |5167
|1982 |8845
|1990 |11400
|1999 |12045
|2007 |11745
|2012 |12005
|2017 |12822
}}
Breton language
In 2008, 4.09% of primary-school children attended Breton/French bilingual schools.{{in lang|fr}} Ofis ar Brezhoneg: [http://www.ofis-bzh.org/fr/services/observatoire/travaux.php?travail_id=83 Enseignement bilingue] The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 15 December 2008.
International relations
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Plouzané}}
- [http://www.ville-plouzane.fr/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{Search Mérimée|29212}}
- [http://www.amf29.asso.fr/ Mayors of Finistère Association] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Finistère communes}}
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Category:Communes of Finistère
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