Pleyben
Commune in Brittany, France
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Pleyben (French pronunciation: [plɛbɛ̃]; Breton: Pleiben) is a commune in the Châteaulin arrondissement of Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The calvary in the churchyard dates from 1555.
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Pleyben
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Parish close | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pleyben | |
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| Coordinates: 48°13′36″N 3°58′05″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Briec |
| Intercommunality | Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Amélie Caro[1] |
Area 1 | 76.04 km2 (29.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,692 |
| • Density | 48.55/km2 (125.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29162 /29190 |
| Elevation | 14–176 m (46–577 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Pleyben are called in French Pleybennois.
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See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
- Yann Larhantec Sculptor "Croix de cimetière" in Pleyben
- Pleyben Parish close
- Roland Doré sculptor Sculptor of Pleyben calvary
- Calvary at Plougonven
- List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec
