Ploërdut

Ploërdut (French pronunciation: [ploɛʁdyt];[3] Breton: Pleurdud) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[4]

Ploërdut
Pleurdud
Commune
The Church of Saint-Pierre, in Ploërdut
The Church of Saint-Pierre, in Ploërdut
Coat of arms of Ploërdut
Coat of arms
Location of Ploërdut
Ploërdut is located in France
Ploërdut
Ploërdut
Ploërdut is located in Brittany
Ploërdut
Ploërdut
Coordinates: 48°05′19″N 3°17′14″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityRoi Morvan Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Guilloux[1]
Area
1
75.83 km2 (29.28 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,228
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56163 /56160
Elevation114–285 m (374–935 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,512—    
1800 4,980+1.42%
1821 4,425−0.56%
1831 4,152−0.63%
1836 3,944−1.02%
1841 3,908−0.18%
1846 3,913+0.03%
1851 3,938+0.13%
1856 3,791−0.76%
1861 3,592−1.07%
1866 3,672+0.44%
1872 3,189−2.32%
1876 3,615+3.18%
1881 3,621+0.03%
1886 3,590−0.17%
1891 3,534−0.31%
1896 3,426−0.62%
1901 3,640+1.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 3,722+0.45%
1911 3,599−0.67%
1921 3,464−0.38%
1926 3,384−0.47%
1931 3,222−0.98%
1936 3,155−0.42%
1946 3,092−0.20%
1954 2,550−2.38%
1962 2,260−1.50%
1968 2,074−1.42%
1975 1,842−1.68%
1982 1,575−2.21%
1990 1,359−1.83%
1999 1,312−0.39%
2007 1,264−0.46%
2012 1,216−0.77%
2017 1,216+0.00%
2020 1,228+0.33%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2020)[6][7]

Geography

Ploërdut is located in Northwestern part of Morbihan, 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Le Faouët, 22 km (14 mi) west of Pontivy and 38 km (24 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, the village belongs to Vannetais.

History

The romanesque nave church dates from the eleventh or twelve century.

  • The town hall
    The town hall
  • Chapel Notre Dame de Crénénan
    Chapel Notre Dame de Crénénan
  • Chapel of Lochrist
    Chapel of Lochrist
  • Chapel Notre Dame de la Fosse
    Chapel Notre Dame de la Fosse
  • Iron Age stele christianized of Saint Ildut
    Iron Age stele christianized of Saint Ildut
  • Manor of Kerservant
    Manor of Kerservant

See also

References
  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. France 3 Bretagne. "Succès de la maison médicale de Ploerdut (56)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
  4. Commune de Ploërdut (56163), INSEE
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ploërdut, EHESS (in French).
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Populations légales 2020, INSEE
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