Ploeren

Ploeren Ploveren
Commune
The stone arch at the entrance to Ploeren
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ploeren
(2020–2026)		Gilbert Lorho[1]
Area 1	20.44 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	6,699
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56164 /56880
Elevation	3–58 m (9.8–190.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ploeren (French pronunciation: [pleʁɛ̃]; Breton: Ploveren) is a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

It is situated on the main expressway RN165 from Nantes to Brest, adjoining the city of Vannes by the west. The village is very close to the Golfe du Morbihan, and is bordered by Plescop to the north, by Plougoumelen to the west, by Baden, by Arradon to the south and by Vannes to the east.

Ploeren's territory is 20.44 km², and there were 6,284 inhabitants in 2013.

Map

Topographic map.

Population

The population has grown very quickly over the past 50 years.

Monuments

There are a few monuments, like the Saint-Martin church, and, more surprisingly, a replica of the Statue of Liberty, visible from the main road.

There is also the Triskell, a cultural center with a library, a theater and a lot of space to organize events at the heart of the village.

To organize bigger events, one can find the multipurpose hall named the Spi, surrounded by 2 football fields, tennis courts and another hall.

Education

There are 2 primary schools: Georges-Brassens, a public school, and Ker Anna, a private school.

In 2013, 54 primary school students learned Breton (roughly 10% of primary school students).

Administration

The former mayor, Corentin Hilly, invented a new type of traffic lane named “Voie 2M”, which consists in two separate lanes; the first one is a normal road for engine vehicles, and the second one is for all ways of moving without an engine, like riding a bicycle or walking.

The current mayor is Gilbert Lorho who was elected in 2014.

Twin towns

Ploeren is paired with: Samtgemeinde Land Wursten (Germany)

People

Ploeren was the birthplace of:

• Mathieu Berson (born 1980), footballer

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department
• Veneti (Gaul)

References

External links

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