Pluvigner

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The town hall in Pluvigner
Coat of arms
Pluvigner
Location within Brittany region Pluvigner
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Pluvigner
Intercommunality	Pays d'Auray
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guigner Le Hénanff
Area1	82.83 km2 (31.98 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	5,428
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	56177 / 56330
Elevation	17–146 m (56–479 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pluvigner (Breton: Pleuwigner) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Pluvigner are called in French Pluvignois.

At the 1999 census, the town had a population of 5,428. In 2007 the estimated population was 7072.

Town centre

At the centre of Pluvigner is L'Eglise St Guigner, near which two main squares form the principal shopping district. There are three bakeries, two butchers, clothes shops, a post office, a florist and three bars in the centre. A Leclerc and Lidl supermarket can be found on the outskirts. There is also a sports complex with football and rugby pitches, tennis courts and a gym.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on November the 9th of 2006.

In 2008, there was 9,66% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.

Twin towns

The town is twinned with Cahirciveen, County Kerry, Ireland since 1984.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

• Mayors of Morbihan Association (French)
• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Pluvigner (French)
• Map of Pluvigner on Michelin (English)