Plouguernével
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Plouguernével Plougernevel |
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The church of Saint-Pierre, in Plouguernével
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 Plouguernével
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Location within Brittany region
Plouguernével
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| Coordinates: 48°14′27″N 3°15′17″W / 48.2408°N 3.2547°WCoordinates: 48°14′27″N 3°15′17″W / 48.2408°N 3.2547°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Rostrenen |
| Intercommunality | Kreiz-Breizh |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Alain Guéguen |
| Area1 | 41.60 km2 (16.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,817 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22220 /22110 |
| Elevation | 132–235 m (433–771 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
Plouguernével (Breton: Plougernevel, pronounced [pluɡeːrnevɛl]) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Historically it is cited for intervening in the Révolte des Bonnets Rouges (Red Caps revolt) of 1675.
The name Plouguernével is typically Breton, "ploe" meaning "parish", "kêr" meaning "village" and "nevez" meaning "new" or more likely from ploe and Kernev-uhel meaning High Cornouaille or even from ploe and the surname Kernevel composed of ker and the anthroponym Nevel, Neñvel in modern Breton meaning Celeste (heavenly). The name changed from Ploekerneguell, which still can be seen on road signs.
The commune of Plouguernével consists of the following villages: le Bot-Col, Kervalentou, Kermap-Jeffray, la Croix, Kerdelaïde, Kervert, le Bigodou, Restrote, Berzoc'h, Quinquis-Futen, Quinquis-Gesten, Bodillo-Bras, Saintenant, Kerbert, Kermarec, Kerloscouarn, Kerjacob, Questel, Restuet, Stang-Bouet, Locmaria, Kerallain, etc.
Inhabitants of Plouguernével are called plouguistes in French.
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