Plouézec

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Coordinates: 48°44′56″N 2°59′02″W / 48.74889, -2.98389

Commune of Plouézec

Ploueg-ar-Mor

View over Port Lazo

Location

Coordinates

48°44′56″N 2°59′02″W / 48.74889, -2.98389

Administration

Paimpol

C.C. Paimpol - Goëlo

Raymond Charles
(2001-2008)

Statistics

Elevation

0 m–106 m

Land area^¹

27.87 km²

Population^²
(1999)

3,181

- Density

114/km² (1999)

Miscellaneous

INSEE/Postal code

22214/ 22470

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

² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Plouézec (Breton: Ploueg-ar-Mor) is a village and commune of the Côtes-d'Armor département, in the Brittany région in France. It has 13km of rugged coastline that makes it a popular tourist destination all year round, with high quality beaches such as Bréhec and Pors Pin. Its beautiful countryside and coast makes it an ideal place for countryside walks and bike-rides.

Plouézec is twinned with the Irish village of Ballinamore and the twinning committee hosts a famous Fest Noz festival every August around the Moulin de Craca which regularly draws thousands of visitors. There is traditional Irish and Breton music, as well as food and drink available. Especially popular is the famous moules-frites, which is a dish of mussels and french fries.

It has a strong maritime influence and the people often refer to themselves as enfants de la mer (children of the sea). Water-based sports such as fishing, sailing, and swimming are very popular and are practised by locals and tourists alike.