Plévin

Plévin (French pronunciation: [plevɛ̃]; Breton: Plevin) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

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Commune
Looking north towards the Monts d'Arrée from the summit of the Ménez Gliguéric, in Plévin
Location of Plévin
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Coordinates: 48°13′38″N 3°30′14″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Rostrenen
Intercommunality	Poher Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Cogen[1]
Area 1	27.36 km2 (10.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	754
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22202 /22340
Elevation	90–302 m (295–991 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,015	—
1975	883	−1.97%
1982	774	−1.86%
1990	781	+0.11%
1999	774	−0.10%
2009	794	+0.26%
2014	786	−0.20%
2020	750	−0.78%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Plévin are called plévinois in French.

Geography

Plévin is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains), 51 km (32 mi) northeast of Quimper, 53 km (33 mi) north of Lorient and 64 km (40 mi) southwest of Saint-Brieuc. Two of the highsest peaks of the Montagnes Noires, the Minez Gligueric and the Minez Zant Yann, stand in the south of the commune. Historically, the village belongs to Cornouaille. Plévin is border by Tréogan and Motreff to the west, by Carhaix-Plouguer and Le Moustoir to the north, by Paule to the east and by Langonnet to the south.

Map

Topographic map.

History

Reverend Father Julien Maunoir died in Plévin in January 28, 1693.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
• Julian Maunoir, orthographer of the Breton language and "Apostle of Brittany"