Plélauff
| Plélauff Pellann | |
|---|---|
  Plélauff | |
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Location within Brittany region  Plélauff | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′26″N 3°12′30″W / 48.2072°N 3.2083°WCoordinates: 48°12′26″N 3°12′30″W / 48.2072°N 3.2083°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Gouarec |
| Intercommunality | Kreiz-Breizh |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Bernard Rohou |
| Area1 | 25.51 km2 (9.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 693 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22181 / 22570 |
| Elevation | 123–273 m (404–896 ft) |
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 727 | — |
| 1968 | 842 | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 741 | −12.0% |
| 1982 | 695 | −6.2% |
| 1990 | 679 | −2.3% |
| 1999 | 689 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 693 | +0.6% |
Inhabitants of Plélauff are called plélauffiens in French.
See also
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