Ploemel

For the commune in the arrondissement of Pontivy, see Ploërmel.

Ploemel (French pronunciation: [plɛmɛl];^[3] Breton: Pleñver) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[4]

Ploemel Pleñver
Commune
The Church of Saint-André, in Ploemel
Location of Ploemel
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Coordinates: 47°39′04″N 3°04′13″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Quiberon
Intercommunality	Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Le Tallec[1]
Area 1	25.16 km2 (9.71 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,109
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56161 /56400
Elevation	5–53 m (16–174 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	1,378	—
1975	1,396	+0.19%
1982	1,640	+2.33%
1990	1,892	+1.80%
1999	2,047	+0.88%
2007	2,429	+2.16%
2012	2,639	+1.67%
2017	2,888	+1.82%
Source: INSEE[5]

Transportation

The Belz-Ploemel railway station is served by TER Bretagne trains on the Auray-Quiberon railway during the summer.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department