Plouharnel Plouharnel |
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The Chapel of Our Lady of Flowers, in Plouharnel
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Coordinates: 47°35′56″N 3°06′41″W / 47.5989°N 3.1114°WCoordinates: 47°35′56″N 3°06′41″W / 47.5989°N 3.1114°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Quiberon |
Intercommunality | Côte des Mégalithes |
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• Mayor (2008—2014) | Gérard Pierre |
Area1 | 18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 1,700 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56168 /56340 |
Elevation | 0–33 m (0–108 ft) |
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. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Plouharnel (Breton: Plouharnel) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Inhabitants of Plouharnel are called in French Plouharnelais.
The commune contains a number of megalithic monuments including those at Le Vieux-Moulin, comprising six stones weighing up to ten tons.