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Also known as Ploueskad

Plouescat (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is a seaside resort, complete with a casino and a large camping and caravanning site, adjacent to its extensive beach of fine, powdery sand. The region is largely agricultural, specialising in artichokes, onions, cauliflowers and potatoes.

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Plouescat is a commune in France, situated within the Finistère department and the arrondissement of Morlaix. It serves as the capital of the canton of Plouescat and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Saint-Pol-de-Léon. The town shares borders with Cléder and Plounévez-Lochrist. Its official name is Plouescat, with the native label Ploueskad, and its residents are referred to as Plouescatais or Plouescataises.

The area of the commune is 14.79 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 56 meters. The population is recorded as 4,008, comprising 1,623 males and 1,823 females. Plouescat is twinned with the administrative bodies of Wanfried and Braunton. The postal code for the area is 29430, and it operates within the Europe/Paris timezone.

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Place details

Locality
Plouescat
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
3,891
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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PM2.5
6.6 µg/m³
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10.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Plouescat
French commune.native name
Ploueskad
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Bretagne Finistere Plouescat1 tango7174.jpg
French commune.caption
The sea shore near Plouescat
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Plouescat 29.svg
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
56
French commune.INSEE
29185
French commune.postal code
29430
French commune.arrondissement
Morlaix
French commune.canton
Saint-Pol-de-Léon
French commune.mayor
Eric Le Bour
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Haut-Léon Communauté
French commune.area km2
14.79

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Plouescat
Demonym
Plouescataises
Country
France
Population
3554
Area
14.79
Elevation
19
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Plounévez-Lochrist
Official website
www.mairie-plouescat.fr
Image
Plage Plouescat.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Wanfried
Commons category
Plouescat
postal code
29430
native label
Ploueskad
associated electoral district
canton of Saint-Pol-de-Léon
male population
1623
female population
1823
P8168
case
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-98-69-60-13
fax number
+33-2-98-61-91-74
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Population
  • Breton language
  • Sights
  • International relations
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Plouescat (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is a seaside resort, complete with a casino and a large camping and caravanning site, adjacent to its extensive beach of fine, powdery sand. The region is largely agricultural, specialising in artichokes, onions, cauliflowers and potatoes.

==Geography== Plouescat (Ploueskad), capital of the canton, is part of the district of Morlaix. It is a town in northern Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed), located on the edge of the English Channel, in the country of Léon, on the "Côte des Sables", on the edge of the "Côte des Légendes".

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