Pleucadeuc
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Pleucadeuc
Plegadeg | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Pleucadeuc | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pleucadeuc  | |
  Pleucadeuc  Pleucadeuc | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′35″N 2°22′29″W / 47.7597°N 2.3747°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Moréac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Loïc Balac[1] |
Area 1 | 34.56 km2 (13.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,850 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56159 /56140 |
| Elevation | 7–99 m (23–325 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pleucadeuc (French pronunciation: [pløkadœk]; Breton: Plegadeg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
The name comes from the Breton word Plou and the name Cadoc, a Breton saint, meaning Parish of Cadoc. Numerous megaliths are to be found around the commune.
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Pleucadeuc holds an annual festival on 15 August for pairs of twins and multiples called rassemblement "Deux et plus" ("the Two and more" gathering"). This festival started in 1994 and has become France's largest annual gathering of twins, with approximately 1,000 sets attending each year, and one of the largest such events in Europe.
