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Plélauff (; ) 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
Côtes-d'Armor The Côtes-d'Armor (, ; ; br, Aodoù-an-Arvor, ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord ( br, Aodoù-an-Hanternoz, link=no, ), are a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.
department of
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in northwestern
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.


Toponym

Like for other cities like
Guiscriff Guiscriff (; br, Gwiskri) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.Plogoff Plogoff (; br, Plougoñ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It contains three small ports suitable for small vessels: Pors-Loubous, Feunten-Aod and Bestrée. Local industries include tourism, traditi ...
or the surnames Le Hénaff, Heussaff or Gourcuff, the digraph ''-ff'' was introduced by Middle Ages' authors to indicate a
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vowel.


Population

Inhabitants of Plélauff are called ''plélauffiens'' in French.


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See also

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Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Côtes-d'Armor {{CôtesArmor-geo-stub