Ploubazlanec

Ploubazlanec Plaeraneg
Commune
The church of Ploubazlanec
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Paimpol
Intercommunality	Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Le Normand
Area1	15.04 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	22210 / 22620
Elevation	0–72 m (0–236 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ploubazlanec (French pronunciation: ​[plubazlanɛk]; Breton: Plaeraneg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Historically its economy relied on fishing. Fishermen in the 19th century and early 20th century went to Iceland aboard sailing ships called goelettes.

The name Ploubazlanec is typically Breton, "plou" meaning "land of". The name changed from Pleraneg, which still can be seen on road signs.

Ploubazlanec is the embarkation point for boats to the Île-de-Bréhat.

The place was made famous by the French novel by Pierre Loti, Pêcheur d'Islande, situated in Ploubazlanec.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	3,724	—
1968	3,500	−6.0%
1975	3,358	−4.1%
1982	3,653	+8.8%
1990	3,725	+2.0%
1999	3,321	−10.8%
2008	3,238	−2.5%

Inhabitants of Ploubazlanec are called ploubazlanecains in French.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

External links

• Official website
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture.