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Commune in Brittany, France
Plescop Pleskob
Commune
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Location of Plescop
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Coordinates: 47°41′59″N 2°48′17″W / 47.6997°N 2.8047°W / 47.6997; -2.8047
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonVannes-2
IntercommunalityGolfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Loïc Le Trionnaire
Area23.35 km (9.02 sq mi)
Population6,200
 • Density270/km (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code56158 /56890
Elevation17–67 m (56–220 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plescop (French pronunciation: [plɛskɔp]; Breton: Pleskob) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Plescop are called in French Plescopais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 849—    
1806 802−0.44%
1821 1,005+1.52%
1831 1,005+0.00%
1836 920−1.75%
1841 933+0.28%
1846 1,013+1.66%
1851 1,042+0.57%
1856 988−1.06%
1861 1,015+0.54%
1866 1,149+2.51%
1872 1,116−0.48%
1876 1,173+1.25%
1881 1,236+1.05%
1886 1,242+0.10%
1891 1,246+0.06%
1896 1,229−0.27%
1901 1,137−1.54%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,147+0.18%
1911 1,100−0.83%
1921 1,064−0.33%
1926 1,050−0.26%
1931 948−2.02%
1936 1,007+1.21%
1946 1,046+0.38%
1954 1,030−0.19%
1962 1,089+0.70%
1968 1,209+1.76%
1975 1,857+6.32%
1982 2,678+5.37%
1990 2,966+1.28%
1999 3,671+2.40%
2009 4,679+2.46%
2014 5,647+3.83%
2020 6,182+1.52%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2020)

Map

Topographic map

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 28 January 2005.

In 2008, 11.45% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.

See also

References

  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plescop, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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Communes of the Morbihan department


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