Plouarzel

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

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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/km2 (240/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.

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