Plougastel-Daoulas
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Brest | |
| Canton | Daoulas | |
| Intercommunality | Brest Métropole Océane | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Dominique Cap | |
| Area1 | 46.83 km2 (18.08 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 13,098 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29189 / 29470 | |
| Elevation | 0–145 m (0–476 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
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Plougastel-Daoulas (Breton: Plougastell-Daoulaz) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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Population
Inhabitants of Plougastel-Daoulas are called in French plougastels.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 4,059 | — |
| 1800 | 4,059 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 4,660 | +14.8% |
| 1821 | 5,111 | +9.7% |
| 1831 | 5,515 | +7.9% |
| 1836 | 5,863 | +6.3% |
| 1841 | 5,731 | −2.3% |
| 1846 | 5,999 | +4.7% |
| 1851 | 6,065 | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 5,970 | −1.6% |
| 1861 | 6,090 | +2.0% |
| 1866 | 6,282 | +3.2% |
| 1872 | 6,315 | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 6,506 | +3.0% |
| 1881 | 6,857 | +5.4% |
| 1886 | 7,009 | +2.2% |
| 1891 | 7,162 | +2.2% |
| 1896 | 7,655 | +6.9% |
| 1901 | 7,677 | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 7,733 | +0.7% |
| 1911 | 7,874 | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 7,065 | −10.3% |
| 1926 | 6,965 | −1.4% |
| 1931 | 6,914 | −0.7% |
| 1936 | 6,726 | −2.7% |
| 1946 | 6,894 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 6,945 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 6,726 | −3.2% |
| 1968 | 7,075 | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 8,138 | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 9,581 | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 11,139 | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 12,243 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 13,098 | +7.0% |
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on October 28, 2005.
In 2008, 18.98% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]
Strawberries
The region is famous for its production of strawberries (gariguette de Plougastel). The New World species of strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis, which had been introduced into France by Amédée-François Frézier (1682–1773), flourished in the marine climate of Plougastel. Gardeners there had observed that this species bore abundant fruit when Fragaria moschata and Fragaria virginiana were planted in alternating rows with it. There had been failed attempts to cultivate fragaria chiloensis in Anjou, Touraine, and the lower-Loire areas.
Tourism
The Albert Louppe Bridge or Plougastel Bridge over the Elorn River is within the commune.
International relations
Plougastel is twinned with Westport, County Mayo, a town in the west of Ireland, and also with Saltash, a town in the South-East of Cornwall.
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- The calvary of Plougastel-Daoulas
- List of the works of the Maître de Plougastel
- List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec
References
- ↑ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plougastel-Daoulas. |
- Official website
- (French) Site sur Plougastel Daoulas
- (French) Musée de la fraise
- (French) La course du pont sur l'Elorn - May, 15 2010
- (English) G.M. Darrow, The Strawberry: History, Breeding and Physiology
- (French) Cultural Heritage
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