Pleudihen-sur-Rance

French commune
nomcommune=Pleudihen-sur-Rance
native_name=Pleudehen


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insee=22197
cp=22690
région=Bretagne
département=Côtes-d'Armor
arrondissement=Dinan
canton=Dinan-Est
maire=Michel Vaspart
mandat=2001-2008
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km²=24.55
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date-dens=1999|

Pleudihen-sur-Rance ( _br. Pleudehen) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France. It is most famous for the production of apples and Breton champagne (cider).

During the latter half of the 18th century, the town took in a large share of 2,000 Acadians who were deported to France against their will.

Geography

Located only a couple of miles from the Rance, Pleudihen-sur-Rance is accessible via the D29 that goes to La Vicomté-sur-Rance to the south (4 miles) and Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine (8 miles) to the north.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Pleudihen-sur-Rance are called "Pleudihennais".

Attractions

The "Musée de la Pomme et du Cidre" (The Apple and Cider Museum), located in a farmhouse within town, is a prominent attraction, displaying various types of apple trees, production methods, and offers cider tasting.

Partnership

Pleudihen-sur-Rance maintains a town partnership with the German community of Herschbach in the Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate.

ee also

*Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

External links

* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=86165 Pleudihen-sur-Rance at the National Geographic Institute, France]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=22197&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Pleudihen-sur-Rance in the French census of 1999]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=220197 The location of Pleudihen-sur-Rance in France]
* [http://www.pvf.dircon.co.uk/BCH-6B(Cider).html Cider production in Brittany]
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=22197 French Ministry of Culture list for Pleudihen-sur-Rance] fr icon