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Plumergat () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Morbihan Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastli ...
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
in north-western
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. Inhabitants of Plumergat are called in French ''Plumergatais''.


Geography

Plumergat is located northeast of
Auray Auray (; br, An Alre, or simply ) is a commune in the Morbihan department, administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. Inhabitants of Auray are called ''Alréens'' (French) and ''Alreiz'' (Breton). Geography The city is surrounde ...
, northwest of
Vannes Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic Era The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who lived ...
and east of
Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginn ...
. Plumergat is border by Sainte-Anne-d'Auray and
Pluneret Pluneret (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Sainte-Anne station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes. Population Inhabitants of Pluneret are called in French ''Pluneretains''. Geo ...
to the south. The village of Meriadec, which has 700 inhabitants, is divided in two between Pluneret and Plumergat.


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Breton language

In 2011, 6.6% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''
Situation de l’enseignement bilingue en 2011
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See also

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Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 communes of the Morbihan department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan {{Morbihan-geo-stub