Pléneuf-Val-André
Pléneuf-Val-André (French pronunciation: [plenœf val ɑ̃dʁe]; Breton: Pleneg-Nantraezh; Gallo: Ploenoec) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The writer Florian Le Roy (1901–1959), winner of the 1947 Prix Cazes was born in Pléneuf-Val-André and the journalist Yves Grosrichard (1907–1992) died there too.
Pléneuf-Val-André
Pleneg-Nantraezh | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Le Val-André | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pléneuf-Val-André | |
  Pléneuf-Val-André  Pléneuf-Val-André | |
| Coordinates: 48°35′30″N 2°32′49″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Pléneuf-Val-André |
| Intercommunality | CA Lamballe Terre et Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre-Alexis Blévin[1] |
| Area 1 | 17.07 km2 (6.59 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,069 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22186 /22370 |
| Elevation | 0–117 m (0–384 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Pléneuf-Val-André lies 25 km east of Saint-Brieuc and 13 km north of Lamballe.
Population
People from Pléneuf-Val-André are called pléneuviens or valandréens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,651 | — |
| 1975 | 3,654 | +0.01% |
| 1982 | 3,591 | −0.25% |
| 1990 | 3,600 | +0.03% |
| 1999 | 3,680 | +0.24% |
| 2007 | 3,957 | +0.91% |
| 2012 | 4,063 | +0.53% |
| 2017 | 4,073 | +0.05% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
- Félix Gautier, port master of Dahouët, Knight of the Legion of Honor and his son François Gautier (1832-1918), shipowner, builder of the Pourquoi-Pas?, close friend of Charcot.
- Léonard Victor Charner (1797-1869), Admiral of France: in 1857 he built a manor house with chapel and guardhouse on land then close to the dunes but which would later be in the heart of Val-André. One of the main streets bears his name and its heritage became, by purchase in 1954, the Admiralty Park.
- The poet Jean Richepin (1849-1926) built the villa La Carrière and is buried in the commune. The public college of Pléneuf bears his name.
- Frédéric Henri Le Normand de Lourmel (1811-1854), brigadier general, fell in front of Sébastopol on November 5, 1854,and was buried on December 20 in the cemetery of Pléneuf.
- Joseph Édouard de La Motte-Rouge (1804-1883), general, born in the Bellevue house located in the village.
- Philippe Gavi, co-founder of the newspaper Liberation with Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July.
- Pierre-Yvon Lenoir (1936-2015), French athlete, died in the town.
- Charlotte Valandrey (1968-2022), actress, chose her pseudonym in reference to the town, and is buried there.
- Fabrice Jeandesboz, professional cyclist.
- Patrick de Gmeline, military historian, laureate of the French Academy.
- Gustave Téry, journalist, founder of the newspaper L'Œuvre (buried in the commune).
- Raoul Ponchon, writer, poet, member of the Goncourt Academy (buried in the commune).
- André Cornu (politician), Secretary of State (buried in the commune).
- Simone Gallimard, French publisher (buried in the commune).
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Gallery
Val-André, wide-angle view
Val-André, the beach and harbour
Sunset at the beach of Val-André
Val-André, the chapel
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pléneuf-Val-André.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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