Ploudalmézeau

Ploudalmézeau
Gwitalmeze

A view of the sea, at Portsall

Coat of arms
Ploudalmézeau

Coordinates: 48°32′28″N 4°39′22″W / 48.5411°N 4.6561°W / 48.5411; -4.6561Coordinates: 48°32′28″N 4°39′22″W / 48.5411°N 4.6561°W / 48.5411; -4.6561
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Brest
Canton Ploudalmézeau
Intercommunality Pays d'Iroise
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Marguerite Lamour
Area1 23.18 km2 (8.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 6,070
  Density 260/km2 (680/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 29178 / 29830
Elevation 0–86 m (0–282 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.

Ploudalmézeau (Breton: Gwitalmeze) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

The village and the small port of Portsall is part of the commune. Portsall is known for the Amoco Cadiz oil spill.

International relations

It is twinned with Cullompton, Devon.

Population

Inhabitants of Ploudalmézeau are called in French Ploudalméziens.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 2,701    
1800 2,906+7.6%
1806 2,738−5.8%
1821 2,881+5.2%
1831 3,023+4.9%
1836 3,085+2.1%
1841 3,209+4.0%
1846 3,234+0.8%
1851 3,219−0.5%
1856 3,220+0.0%
1861 3,267+1.5%
1866 3,252−0.5%
1872 3,148−3.2%
1876 3,341+6.1%
1881 3,240−3.0%
1886 3,205−1.1%
1891 3,286+2.5%
1896 3,305+0.6%
1901 3,436+4.0%
1906 3,465+0.8%
1911 3,725+7.5%
1921 3,977+6.8%
1926 3,946−0.8%
1931 3,867−2.0%
1936 3,802−1.7%
1946 4,142+8.9%
1954 4,177+0.8%
1962 4,190+0.3%
1968 4,297+2.6%
1975 4,464+3.9%
1982 4,771+6.9%
1990 4,874+2.2%
1999 5,009+2.8%
2008 6,070+21.2%

Breton language

In 2008, 11.69% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]

Amoco Cadiz oil spill

Amoco Cadiz anchor in Portsall

On 16 March 1978, Amoco Cadiz, a very large crude carrier (VLCC), owned by Amoco, split in two after running aground on Portsall Rocks, 5 km (3.1 mi) from the coast of Portsall, resulting in the largest oil spill of its kind in history to that date.

See also

References

  1. Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue (in French)

External links

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