Plélauff

Plélauff
Pellann
Plélauff

Coordinates: 48°12′26″N 3°12′30″W / 48.2072°N 3.2083°W / 48.2072; -3.2083Coordinates: 48°12′26″N 3°12′30″W / 48.2072°N 3.2083°W / 48.2072; -3.2083
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Guingamp
Canton Gouarec
Intercommunality Kreiz-Breizh
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Bernard Rohou
Area1 25.51 km2 (9.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 693
  Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 22181 / 22570
Elevation 123–273 m (404–896 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Plélauff (Breton: Pellann) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Toponym

Like for other cities like Guiscriff, Plogoff or the surnames Le Hénaff, Heussaff or Gourcuff, the digraph -ff was introduced by Middle Ages' authors to indicate a nasalized vowel.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962727    
1968842+15.8%
1975741−12.0%
1982695−6.2%
1990679−2.3%
1999689+1.5%
2008693+0.6%

Inhabitants of Plélauff are called plélauffiens in French.

See also

References

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