Plouescat

Plouescat (Breton: Ploueskad) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is a seaside resort, complete with a casino and a large camping and caravanning site, adjacent to its extensive beach of fine, powdery sand. The region is largely agricultural, specialising in artichokes, onions, cauliflowers and potatoes.

Les halles of Plouescat
Plouescat
Ploueskad
Commune
The sea shore near Plouescat
Coat of arms
Location of Plouescat
Plouescat
Plouescat
Coordinates: 48°39′28″N 4°10′24″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonSaint-Pol-de-Léon
IntercommunalityHaut-Léon Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eric Le Bour[1]
Area
1
14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
3,497
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29185 /29430
Elevation0–56 m (0–184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In the centre of the village is Les Halles - a remarkable timber-framed market hall dating from the early 15th Century which has been classified by the French Ministry of Culture as a Monument historique since 1915.[3]

The route of a former railway line provided the foundation for a new road, called Le boulevard de l'Europe, which by-passes Plouescat on its southern side.

Population
Port de Porsguen

Inhabitants of Plouescat are called in French Plouescatais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,118—    
1800 2,124+0.04%
1806 2,407+2.11%
1821 2,396−0.03%
1831 3,017+2.33%
1836 3,238+1.42%
1841 3,314+0.47%
1846 3,467+0.91%
1851 3,180−1.71%
1856 3,003−1.14%
1861 3,082+0.52%
1866 3,176+0.60%
1872 3,095−0.43%
1876 3,167+0.58%
1881 3,148−0.12%
1886 3,069−0.51%
1891 2,983−0.57%
1896 3,095+0.74%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,145+0.32%
1906 3,382+1.46%
1911 3,526+0.84%
1921 3,582+0.16%
1926 3,866+1.54%
1931 4,002+0.69%
1936 4,137+0.67%
1946 4,224+0.21%
1954 4,131−0.28%
1962 4,042−0.27%
1968 4,003−0.16%
1975 4,008+0.02%
1982 3,935−0.26%
1990 3,689−0.80%
1999 3,660−0.09%
2007 3,778+0.40%
2012 3,600−0.96%
2017 3,446−0.87%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Breton language

In 2008, 17.02% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[6]

International relations

Plouescat is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Base Mérimée: IA00006409, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plouescat, EHESS. (in French)
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue


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