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Plougrescant (; br, Plougouskant) is a
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in the
Côtes-d'Armor The Côtes-d'Armor (, ; ; br, Aodoù-an-Arvor, ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord ( br, Aodoù-an-Hanternoz, link=no, ), are a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.
department of
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...
in northwestern France.


Population

Inhabitants of Plougrescant are called ''plougrescantais'' in French.


Sights

* The Saint-Gonéry chapel and its cross including a pulpit, listed as a historical monument. * The Saint-Gonéry fountain, listed as a historical monument. * The parish church of Saint-Pierre * The chapel of Kéralio, listed as a historical monument * The small house of the abyss located between two rocks in Castel Meur, whose postcard has gone around the world. Built in 1861, it now belongs to the descendants of the first owner. Any commercial representation of this house is prohibited. * The Protestant temple of Plougrescant, built in 1902 * The Gouffre where dolerite veins can be observed intercalated in the local rock, the microgranodiorite of Pleubian. * La ''Pointe du Château'' (br) where the quartz diorite outcrops (also called Castel Meur diorite) * The island of Pors Scaff, made up of the Ile aux Pins and the Ile Yvinec. * The beaches of Gouermel, Pors-hir, Pors scaff, etc.


See also

*
Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website
* Communes of Côtes-d'Armor {{CôtesArmor-geo-stub