Plouarzel

Plouarzel (French pronunciation: [pluaʁzɛl]; Breton: Plouarzhel) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Plouarzel Plouarzhel
Commune
A general view of Plouarzel
Coat of arms
Location of Plouarzel
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Coordinates: 48°26′05″N 4°43′46″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Saint-Renan
Intercommunality	Pays d'Iroise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Talarmin[1]
Area 1	42.83 km2 (16.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,987
• Density	93.09/km2 (241.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29177 /29810
Elevation	0–139 m (0–456 ft)
Website	plouarzel.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The westernmost point of continental France, the Pointe de Corsen, lies within the commune.

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  Oystercatchers
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  Lighthouse Trézien
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  Hiking trail

Population

Inhabitants of Plouarzel are called in French Plouarzélistes.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,915	—
1975	1,886	−0.22%
1982	2,003	+0.86%
1990	2,042	+0.24%
1999	2,458	+2.08%
2007	3,278	+3.66%
2012	3,723	+2.58%
2017	3,715	−0.04%
Source: INSEE[3]

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 4 July 2005. In 2008, 9.71% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department