Ploërdut
Commune in Brittany, France
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Ploërdut (French pronunciation: [ploɛʁdyt];[3] Breton: Pleurdud) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[4]
Ploërdut
Pleurdud | |
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The Church of Saint-Pierre, in Ploërdut | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ploërdut | |
  Ploërdut Location within France  Ploërdut Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 48°05′19″N 3°17′14″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Gourin |
| Intercommunality | Roi Morvan Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Jean-Luc Guilloux[1] |
Area 1 | 75.83 km2 (29.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,255 |
| • Density | 16.55/km2 (42.86/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56163 /56160 |
| Elevation | 114–285 m (374–935 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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Geography
History
The romanesque nave church dates from the eleventh or twelve century.
Gallery
The town hall
Chapel Notre Dame de Crénénan
Chapel of Lochrist
Chapel Notre Dame de la Fosse
Iron Age stele christianized of Saint Ildut
Manor of Kerservant
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See also
- Kério, a hamlet of Ploërdut
- Communes of the Morbihan department
