Plomeur (; ) is a commune in the Bigouden region of Finistère

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

of Brittany in north-western France. Plomeur is situated between the larger communes of Penmarc'h to the South-West,

Guilvinec Guilvinec or Le Guilvinec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The commune was created in 1880 from part of the commune Plomeur. Population Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French ''Guilvinis ...

and

Treffiagat Treffiagat (; ), also known as Treffiagat-Léchiagat, is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Treffiagat are called in French ''Treffiagatistes''. See also *Communes of the Finis ...

to the South, as well as Pont-l'Abbé to the East. The beaches on the Baie d'Audierne are shared with the community of

Tréguennec Tréguennec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Tréguennec are called in French ''Tréguennecois''. The Chapelle de Saint-Vio is named after Saint Vouga. See also *Com ...

to the north and Pors-Carn (part of the commune of Penmarc'h) to the south. The beach is divided by the

Pointe de la Torche Pointe de la Torche ( br, Beg an Dorchenn) is a promontory located at the southeastern end of the Baie d'Audierne in the commune of Plomeur in the Bigouden region of Finistère, France. It is an officially recognised natural site and at the top of ...

, a

promontory A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the so ...

and rocky granite outcropping as well as a prehistoric settlement and burial site registered as a historic monument.

Population

Inhabitants of Plomeur are called in

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

''Plomeurois''.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the

Breton language Breton (, ; or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. It is the only Celtic language still widely in use on the European mainland, albeit as a member of t ...

through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 28 April 2006. In 2009, 30.71% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''
''Enseignement bilingue''
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References

External links

Official website
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