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A view of the sea, at Portsall
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 Ploudalmézeau
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Location within Brittany region
Ploudalmézeau
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| Coordinates: 48°32′28″N 4°39′22″W / 48.5411°N 4.6561°WCoordinates: 48°32′28″N 4°39′22″W / 48.5411°N 4.6561°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Brest | |
| Canton | Ploudalmézeau | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Iroise | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Marguerite Lamour | |
| Area1 | 23.18 km2 (8.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 6,070 | |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29178 /29830 | |
| Elevation | 0–86 m (0–282 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.
Ploudalmézeau (Breton: Gwitalmeze) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
The village and the small port of Portsall is part of the commune. Portsall is known for the Amoco Cadiz oil spill.
It is twinned with Cullompton, Devon.
Inhabitants of Ploudalmézeau are called in French Ploudalméziens.
In 2008, 11.69% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.
On 16 March 1978, Amoco Cadiz, a very large crude carrier (VLCC), owned by Amoco, split in two after running aground on Portsall Rocks, 5 km (3.1 mi) from the coast of Portsall, resulting in the largest oil spill of its kind in history to that date.
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