Plomeur (; ) is a

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in the Bigouden region of

Finistère Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.

department of

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

in north-western

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. Plomeur is situated between the larger communes of

Penmarc'h Penmarch (, ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, northwestern France.Guilvinec and Treffiagat to the South, as well as

Pont-l'Abbé Pont-l'Abbé (; , "Abbot's bridge") is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The self-styled capital of Pays Bigouden (roughly the region between the river Odet and the Bay of Audierne), Pont-l'Abbé was fo ...

to the East. The beaches on the Baie d'Audierne are shared with the community of Tréguennec to the north and Pors-Carn (part of the commune of

Penmarc'h Penmarch (, ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, northwestern France.Pointe de la Torche, a promontory and rocky granite

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as well as a prehistoric settlement and burial site registered as a historic monument.

Population

Inhabitants of Plomeur are called in French ''Plomeurois''.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through

Ya d'ar brezhoneg (french: Oui au breton, en, Yes to Breton) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the ( en, Office of the Breton language) to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, northwestern France. Breton is a ...

on 28 April 2006. In 2009, 30.71% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''
''Enseignement bilingue''
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Population

Breton language

See also