- Pleucadeuc
French commune
nomcommune=Pleucadeuc
native_name=Plegadeg
x = 51
y = 100
lat_long=coord|47|45|35|N|2|22|29|W|region:FR_type:city
insee=56159
cp=56140
région=Bretagne
département=Morbihan
arrondissement=Vannes
canton=Questembert
maire=Joseph Briend
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm="none as of 2007"
alt mini=7 m
alt maxi=99 m
km²=34.56
sans=1,482
date-sans=1999
dens=43
date-dens=1999|Pleucadeuc ( _br. Plegadeg) is a commune of the
Morbihan "département" inBretagne , west ofFrance .The name comes from the
Breton language word "Plou" and "Cadoc", a Breton saint, meaning "Parish of Cadoc". Numerous megalith on the commune.Demographics
Inhabitants of Pleucadeuc are called "Pleucadeuciens".
During the
census of 1999, the population was formatnum:1,482.The village has now 1,525 inhabitants (2003 estimation).Event
Pleucadeuc holds a yearly festival the 15th of August just for pairs of
twin s and multiples called "rassemblement "Deux et plus" ("Two and more" meeting).This festival started in 1994 and became the France largest annual (and one of the larger in Europe) gathering of twins with approximately 1,000 sets attending each year.ee also
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Communes of the Morbihan department References
[http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] fr icon; [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon; [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon
External links
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=56159 French Ministry of Culture list for Pleucadeuc] fr icon
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=56140&strLocation=Pleucadeuc&strCountry=1424&image2.x=28&image2.y=7 Map of Pleucadeuc on Michelin] en icon
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